who judges (Rom 14:4, 10–13). Each person should decide with the Spirit’s help which practices are right for him and which are not. In view of the preceding, one might think the discussion over. However, it is not, for Paul teaches that although all things are clean in themselves (and thus morally indifferent), they are wrong for those who think them wrong (Rom 14:14). That is, something morally neutral becomes a sin if one thinks it is wrong but does it anyway (Rom 14:22–23). Each person must decide
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