Today we hear of David's moral failure with Bathsheba. One sin leads to more sin. In this case, it led to the death of the noble husband of Bathsheba, Uriah. Nathan gives one of his most stunning prophecies. David immediately and utterly repents. Sins have consequences. And in this case, it was the death of Bathsheba's and David's baby son.
Psalm 111 is an acrostic psalm, and verse 16 gives us the major theme of the book of Proverbs.
I am very happy that Paul didn't just give the churches a list of the celebrations and days that Christians were to consider as sacred. He did not give us a list of foods to not eat. That would have been the easy thing to do. To me it is a proof of God's inspiration that Paul does the counter-intuitive thing: He tells us each to decide as our conscience dictates before God. Paul was not interested in establishing a man-made religion. The things that matter are “living a life of goodness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.” And when choosing our actions, let our conscience be our guide.
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