we become the Christian who “safely” hides her mistakes so that non-Christians will think she’s perfect. Do you know what happens with all this “safety”? We end up creating prisons for ourselves. We crush the enjoyment in things. We become restricted, and we restrict others. When we’re slaves to materialism, we’re not free to be generous. When we’re slaves to lust, we’re not free to love. The same guy who told the Gentiles they could eat freely, Paul, was also the one who started a church in Rome.