 | Methodist Episcopal Church. General Conference - 1844 - 646 pages
...the Church in the days of the great apostle to the Gentiles, he said, in reference to this point, " All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient." Shall we ask Bishop Andrew to pay this tribute to expediency ? Why , if it were lawful to demand it,... | |
 | Samuel Roffey Maitland - Church history - 1845 - 560 pages
...originally choose it, if I knew it to be such as I have stated, I answer, because the apostle again says, ' All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient.' Not, that is, that the Order is not holy and just, but that I was carnal, sold under sin ; and I felt... | |
 | I S H - 1845 - 108 pages
...and of 2 2 the table of devils. Do we provoke the Lord to 2 2 jealousy ? Are we stronger than he ? All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient : all things are lawful for me, but all things 2 4 edify not. Let no man seek his own, but every 25... | |
 | Hope - 1845 - 396 pages
...nowhere sanctioned by Scripture in any matter _ J which involves principle. The Apostle does indeed say, All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient, but he is referring to things in themselves indifferent. The grand question ought to be what is right... | |
 | Lucius Robinson Paige - Bible - 1857 - 388 pages
...offence. That is, with offence to others. Upon this same subject the apostle says, 1 Cor. x. 23, " All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient ; all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not." It was doubtless lawful for the Gentile... | |
 | Robert E. Picirilli - Religion - 1987 - 454 pages
...considerations in limiting liberty (10:23-11:1) a. Principle: not "lawful' "helpful" (10:23, 24) but 23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's... | |
 | Alfred Marshall - Bibles - 1992 - 834 pages
...table, and of the table of devils. 22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? 23 all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's... | |
 | Lewis Sperry Chafer - Religion - 1922 - 146 pages
...Lord's table, and of the table of devils. Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he? All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. Let no man seek his own, but every man another's... | |
 | Albert Fried - Socialism - 1992 - 612 pages
...express love except in one direction. In fact Paul says, with direct reference to sexual intercourse— "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient; all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any;" (i Cor. 6:12) thus... | |
 | Barbara J. MacHaffie - Religion - 264 pages
...beautiful form, except in one direction. In fact, Paul says with direct reference to sexual intercourse — "'All things are lawful for me,' but all things are not expedient; 'all things are lawful for me,' but I will not be brought under the power of any" (1 Cor. 6:12); thus... | |
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All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 
