FREEDOM'S LIMIT (8)
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
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Freedom's Limit (8)
Series: 1 Corinthians
Robert Dawson
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Several years ago, September 2012, a 25-year-old New York man jumped from the Bronx Zoo monorail and fell 17 feet into the tiger pen below. Needless to say, Bachuta, the 400lb Siberian Tiger, noticed the intruder and bit into his foot and drug him around the pen until the keepers, using fire extinguishers to distract the tiger, could rescue him.
What would make someone do that? Did he have a death wish? No! He loved tigers and told the police despite his injuries he was excited that he was able to pet a real tiger, even though he suffered broken ribs, ankle, a collapsed lung, broken pelvis had a leg mauled by the tiger. He went on to say, ''Everyone in life makes choices'' and that he wanted ''to be one with the tiger.'' (If they had not gotten to him in time, he would have been one with the tiger). [''Bronx Zoo mauling: man wanted to be 'one with tiger,''' NBCNewYork.com (9-22-12)]
The man was right about one thing, we do have choices. We have the freedom to make whatever choice we want but not every choice is the right choice. Not ever choice is a good choice.
- With some of our choices we cross the line.
- Some of our choices, even those made from our deepest desires, put is in harm's way.
This is especially true in our spiritual lives.
- Though we have freedom in Christ, our freedom is never a freedom to choose sin over God. There are some things that are clearly marked (yet we still struggle with those clearly marked boundaries).
- As Christians, we have great freedom.
- We have freedom to choose and act in a number of ways that may not be overtly sinful but place us dangerously close to the jaws of our enemy whom the Bible describes as a roaring lion.
- The distance between sitting on the monorail and falling into the tiger pit is not nearly as great as we would like to think. It is a line that can easily be crossed.
G.K. Chesterton said, ''To have the ...
Series: 1 Corinthians
Robert Dawson
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Several years ago, September 2012, a 25-year-old New York man jumped from the Bronx Zoo monorail and fell 17 feet into the tiger pen below. Needless to say, Bachuta, the 400lb Siberian Tiger, noticed the intruder and bit into his foot and drug him around the pen until the keepers, using fire extinguishers to distract the tiger, could rescue him.
What would make someone do that? Did he have a death wish? No! He loved tigers and told the police despite his injuries he was excited that he was able to pet a real tiger, even though he suffered broken ribs, ankle, a collapsed lung, broken pelvis had a leg mauled by the tiger. He went on to say, ''Everyone in life makes choices'' and that he wanted ''to be one with the tiger.'' (If they had not gotten to him in time, he would have been one with the tiger). [''Bronx Zoo mauling: man wanted to be 'one with tiger,''' NBCNewYork.com (9-22-12)]
The man was right about one thing, we do have choices. We have the freedom to make whatever choice we want but not every choice is the right choice. Not ever choice is a good choice.
- With some of our choices we cross the line.
- Some of our choices, even those made from our deepest desires, put is in harm's way.
This is especially true in our spiritual lives.
- Though we have freedom in Christ, our freedom is never a freedom to choose sin over God. There are some things that are clearly marked (yet we still struggle with those clearly marked boundaries).
- As Christians, we have great freedom.
- We have freedom to choose and act in a number of ways that may not be overtly sinful but place us dangerously close to the jaws of our enemy whom the Bible describes as a roaring lion.
- The distance between sitting on the monorail and falling into the tiger pit is not nearly as great as we would like to think. It is a line that can easily be crossed.
G.K. Chesterton said, ''To have the ...
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