Offence

 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God,
1 Corinthians 10:32 ESV
https://bible.com/bible/59/1co.10.32.ESV

Our ultimate motivation should be to not offend the Lord our God. Contrary to popular opinion however, there are many areas where He allows us to exercise our free will. Often, it's not simply what we do, but how we do it, that has the potential to cause offence.

Would a Jew be offended if we refused to eat kosher food? Possibly. So maybe it's best to eat with thankfulness. Muslims and Hindus would be offended if we ate pork or beef respectively, so for their sakes we wouldn't eat such things

Would irreligious people be offended if we didn't get a covid vaccine? Then, seeing as there no Biblical reason not to be vaccinated, we should be. Of course, we might offend antivaxxers then, but we can't please everyone!

Would our fellow church members be offended if we decided not to attend church meetings in case we catch some virus? If we have no underlying health conditions, they quire possibly would. So in that case we should keep meeting together, and all the more as we see the day of the Lord approach!

'O Lord God, please give us wisdom to not go out of our way to cause offence. May we prioritise not offending You, because ultimately, Your opinion is what matters the most. In Christ's name, amen'

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