5 WORDS CHRISTIANS MISTAKENLY THINK ARE BAD

“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! 
(Deuteronomy 30:19 NLT)

God laid down 2 paths:life and death,so choose  life. I believe that when it comes to this,people need to be cognizant and not ignorant. Upon opening their eyes to such sensitive  topics, it also help protect them from wrong thinking, judging others and even putting oneself to condemnation.
The same goes with having the 10 commandments and God forbidding the fruit in the garden to Adam and Eve. It is not enough to just know the right things to do because how are you able to prevent yourself  from doing wrong things if you don't even know what the bad things are in the first place?

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge..." (Hosea 4:6 KJV)

Yet, you have to bethink first and let me make it a point that sin is over with and we no longer live under  a set of rules but, under the grace of God wherein He lives in our hearts and His Spirit guides and prompts us. This does not automatically come however but, you need to accept Christ first in your life as your Lord & Savior, confess your sins and believe that He died for you. (1 John 1:9 NLT)

So, what's the first thing that comes into your mind when I mention these?

5 WORDS CHRISTIANS MISTAKENLY THINK ARE BAD:

1. BEER - there's nothing wrong with drinking. There, I said it! It took me guts and years to finally say this. Now, before you burn me at the stake while calling me a "hypo", Scripture tells us that "When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God." (Galatians 5:19-21 NLT)

Getting DRUNK is the culprit! Remember, that God looks at the heart. The question here is, what leads to this action?
*MOTIVES: if your motive is to get drunk to have intercourse with the next person in your table and do it, then it is a sin.
*BELIEVERS STUMBLING INTO SIN: be careful in doing this infront of other believers or those who believe you are redeemed and not know any better. God will not judge us for drinking a sip of wine or a bottle of beer but, what about the people around you with or without faith like yours?

I am neither condemning this nor encouraging it. I myself don't drink and upon knowing this still doesn't make me want to for I have my own convictions. Nevertheless, this has enlightened me on a lot of things and renewed the way I think so, stop beating yourselves and others whenever you hear the word BEER. There are 3 types of Christians: those who completely stop drinking, those who drink a little for medical/social reasons and those struggling to fight the thirst. Either way, we have no right to judge them because we are all a work in progress. And God is faithful and just to finish the good work that He started in us.

2. ANGER - emotions do not ask permission if they could come in. This is a natural human response when we get hurt or offended, I know I do.
But, in your anger do not sin (Ephesians 4:26). Again, what leads to anger? People who are hot at the moment tend to do stupid things that is why it is very rational to not let the sun go down while you are still angry or else you are giving the devil a foothold. Anger leads to bitterness, bitterness to hate, and hate to murder.Even if you do not kill someone, God already sees hate as murder.

3. MONEY - MONEY AIN'T BAD. Money buys  you new clothes, gadgets, a car, a home and pays the monthly bills! It is the LOVE OF MONEY that is an iniquity.
"For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil..." (1 Timothy 6:10 NLT)
People who rely on money for love, status, safety and security are usually led astray. Millions of dollars or pesos that you worked for so hard in your entire life can go down the drain in just one bad business deal dragging everything else that you attached with it from your life. This is why a lot of people end up in suicide or criminal acts. Know, trust, and let God be our ultimate Provider in heaven and you will not be put to shame. He delights in the prosperity of his servant (Psalm 35:27) and as you seek Him first in your life ALL these (blessings) shall be ADDED unto you (Matthew 6:33).

4. SEX - do you know that sex is a GOOD CREATION OF GOD? A gift from above which is sacred and holy. But, outside marriage it is a sin. It is something that the devil is using the media to pervert our minds and is seducing people to engage in pre-marital sex (Exhibit A: 50 Shades of Grey, I highly not recommend this). 
Not to mention people ending up as teenage moms and sex scandals exploding like mushrooms in the world wide web. It certainly has no blessing. Sex outside marriage is automatically lust and God considers lust as adultery.

5. TATTOOS - "Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the LORD." (Leviticus 19:28 NLT)
First & foremost this was written in the Old Testament which we are btw now, in under the grace of God through our Lord Jesus Christ who redeemed us by taking our place on the cross.
Second, if we are to let the bible interpret the bible, this scripture is talking about pagans or a cult practicing witchcraft who cut their bodies and put permanent marks on their skin.
Again, going back to motives. If you plan on getting a tattoo, why and who do you wish to glorify? We are told to honor our parents too meaning when you are still living under their roof and they say NO, we should  respect that. This also goes with abiding to school rules & policies. It depends. Some of our church  pastors have tattoos and I don't think it's the main factor that defines them but how they live their life. They all love God, love people and glorify God by living holy lives. On the other hand, there are professing Christians having no tattoos but instead, living in a life of sin. What we put on our skin will not define us as with putting bumper stickers saying "JESUS IS______" on our cars.
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Liberating isn't it? So, chill, relax, and breathe! Now, you don't have to give yourself 39 lashes just because you thought or blurted out these things. Enjoy the redeemed life God has bestowed upon us with renewed minds and hearts! :)