is a stick bad?
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. Throughout Romans chapter 14, Paul is talking about what he calls “opinions” (14:1) or things that are secondary matters, which people often make into primary issues. In this passage, he tells us that things are ultimately neutral, but people are not. Oftentimes, people will use things in a bad way, then religious people will make religious rules and legalisms to get rid of the thing not realizing that the thing was neutral, but the person was evil or sinful. If you’re healthy and love the Lord, you’ll use things to love, honor, and serve the Lord. But, if you’re broken and unhealthy, you’ll use things and people to cause harm. For example, consider a stick. Is it a good or bad thing? I