(Rom. 14–15; 1 Cor. 8). But that only comes into consideration when the overriding virtues and principles are not determinative of the morally right course of action. Nowhere in Scripture does a cultural norm take priority over a clear mandate from God’s character or biblical principles. Culture is certainly taken into account when it comes to applying the virtues and principles, but that is a far different matter than culture determining what the moral norms ought to be. The
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