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The Fork in the Road: Scruples, Part 2

In some settings, the scruples of the weaker brothers effectively prevent doing God’s missions if the brother with stronger faith does not submit to the weaker brother. Hence, Paul had Timothy circumcised to be able to teach unconverted Jews who … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: Scruples, Part 1

[A couple of commenters have asked about scruples — how Paul’s teachings in Rom 14 teach us to deal with those with weaker or stronger faith. This and the next post are from 2 1/2 years ago.] A friend in … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: Galatians 4 and Romans 14

Mario asked, How does Galatians 4:8-10 figured into this? 8 However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods. 9 But now that you have come to know … Continue reading

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