Air Conditioners Don’t Need to Be Redeemed
Romans 14:13-14 – Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean. As we come to this passage in Romans, we realize that, when trying to be a Christian living in a godless culture, there are three ways we can approach things – receive, redeem, or reject. Let’s start with receiving. There are many parts of culture and our world that we just receive and are ok with. I’ll give you an example – air conditioning. I’ve read the whole Bible; I can’t find air conditioning and I don’t care. I’m still for it, and you should be too. Let me put it to you this way. Go outside, turn on your grill to full heat, and climb inside. That’s Australia in the summer. I call December the beast, the false prophet, and the Antichrist. You may do some historical work and figure out tha