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Corinthians 6:12: The Apostle Paul says that all things are lawful. How can you say that the Law of Moses is still to be followed today?

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Corinthians 6:12: The Apostle Paul says that all things are lawful. How can you say that the Law of Moses is still to be followed today?

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All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything (1 Corinthians 6:12, NASU). The statement made by some, all things are now lawful, on the basis of 1 Corinthians 6:12, can be a very slippery slope. If we are to interpret this statement properly, then what is being asserted is that when we become Believers we are now allowed to do whatever we want, regardless of Divine consequences. What it would mean is that those things that are considered sin in the Torah or Law of Moses, which we are prohibited from doing and in many cases are punishable by death, no longer apply. This would mean that pre-marital sex and homosexuality are not sin. This would mean that murder is not sin. This would mean that idolatry is not sin, and that even though we may claim to serve the Holy One of Israel, if we also participate in heathen idolatry, then we will not be held accountable for it. If this is what the Apostle Paul is

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