(1) Can we thank God for a substance that is illegal for us - say underage drinking or recreational pot where it breaks the law? And (2) does Paul imply that we cannot thank God for anything that is lawful for us but not helpful to us? I guess I’m asking, in what ways would you qualify Paul’s ‘nothing is to be rejected’? When my friend attempts to thank God for the pot that I don’t think benefits his life, and which is illegal for him to use, I’m troubled.” I’m trying to figure out what we can thank God for, and what we cannot thank him for. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up’ (1 Corinthians 10:23). I have Christian friends who believe that alcohol and drugs, particularly pot, are morally good things to be received in the spirit of what Paul says in 1 Timothy 4:4 - ‘Everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.’ But I know Paul also says, ‘“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “Pastor John, hello! Here’s my question for you today. But handling such gifts is not without challenges for all of us, and particularly for Jameson, a podcast listener with today’s question. And they get mentioned a lot on this podcast to make one precious point: God himself is the prize of the gospel.īut even as God is the prize of the gospel, he daily lavishes on us all sorts of other created gifts that are good and lawful and should be embraced with thanksgiving. What could make you happy forever? The surest and most stable answer to this question is found in the Bible, in four representative texts. On Wednesday, we looked at our greatest joy.
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