The list of things prohibited by Jesus is vast.
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You see, we have been set free by Jesus. We have no taboos
to live with. Although, there are certainly things that are forbidden,
it is up to you to decide what those are. Our Liberty is not a
license to kill or hurt, it is freedom from pre-conceived notions, freedom
from bigotry if you will.
If you wish to skip Sabbath, go right ahead. Want to marry
your sister? Sure thing, Abraham did. Smoke pot? I'm not
going to stop you. The way Paul puts it is fairly simple. Do what
you want, just use consideration when you do whatever you do.
Though the laws of man may prohibit something, don't make the mistake
of thinking that God does. Some try to say that adultery is a
Biblical crime. At one point, it indeed was and today our society
says it is. My point is that if you want to have sex outside of
marriage, by all means go ahead but make sure you get your spouse's
permission first.
Paul describes it this way with the sacrificial meat.
He writes, "Eat anything that is sold in the meat market, without
asking questions for conscience sake…If the unbeliever invites you,
and you wish to go, eat anything that is set before you, without asking
questions for conscience sake", (1 Corinthians 10:25, 27)
What he infers is to not worry about it, so long as it doesn't bother
the people you dine with. However, if by eating the meat, you
trouble another's conscience, then don't do it.
The Liberty we have as members of Jesus' Church is astounding.
The only thing that gets in our way is our human nature. We require
guidelines to live with. Jesus provided us with those in: Love
God and Love Neighbor.