Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (Galatians 5:1) (AKJV)

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What is Taboo?


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.