Comparing Paul's 'Diet And Special Day'

Paul’s writing about “diet” and “special day” to illustrate his principles is merely meaning that just like diets you have to cut out certain things from your life, like sugar, candy and pop. This does not mean they are poisonous to us but we should not have then on a daily basis. Just like in life sex, drinking, and partying can be done but not in excessive amount or knowledge of what the bible truly says about it. For instance, the bible never says you cannot have sex but it says only have sex with your husband or wife. The bible never says you shall never drink but it says do not drink to the point of carousing or drunkenness. The bible only states to behave decently and to make wise choices with your lives. The principles Paul gives us that we can apply in our lives today by realizing the difference between the worldly desires and Gods desires for us. The world today is filled with sins that include ones that Paul warns about in Romans. The conclusions that surrounds weak and strong Christians in our current culture is nothing other than sin. When it comes to weak or strong

Paul was upset that the Galatians could be succumbed to other influences rather than the spirit. “I would like to learn just one thing from you; Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?” (Galatians 3:2). Paul was telling the Galatians that they didn’t need a cultural identity (Jewish circumcision) to experience the spirit. “Those who want to impress people by the means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ. Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about our circumcision in the flesh” (Galatians 6:12-13). I think that Paul was trying to show them that just being circumcised wouldn’t bring them closer to