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If we put our knowledge and desires above the welfare of other Christians, then we act outof selfishness and pride instead oflove.

There can be "gray areas" in the Christian life. If you are like many Christians, you probably strugglewith the balance between grace and legalism. You want to please God, yet you're not always sure where the line is between sin and what is acceptable. How much freedom do we have with regard to behavior not explicitly forbidden in the Word of God? It is easy to fall into the temptation of lopsided faith — becoming too legalistic or taking license with God's grace. Legalism places rules above faith. It says keeping rules is more important than our relationship with God. At the other extreme, too much grace leads to sinfulness and excess, all the while saying"God's grace covers my sin." Christ did not die on the cross so that we can take sin lightly and flaunt our freedoms without consequence. He also did not die in order to give us a constricting and rigid life. Either extreme is alimited version of the Christian faith. We must balance both legalism and grace. When we fully understand the cost of our sin, we choose not to take God's grace for granted. When we fullyunderstand Jesus' sacrifice and love, we begin to cherish our relationship with Him above all else. When we love God with all our heart, soul, strength and mind, we will hate sin and crave a closer relationship with Him. This balanced faith helps discern how to handle those gray areas of life. But even with balance, wemust be cautious in using the freedoms of grace. What may seem inconsequential to us may wound the conscience of another person. What we may think of as a harmless action could damage the spiritual walk of another believer. The Corinthians also struggled with these gray areas. In 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Paul addresses the issue of food. The Corinthians lived in a polytheistic culture which offered animal sacrifices to the pagan temples. Whatever prime cuts of meat the priests could not eat, they would simply sell at temple markets. Some Christians viewed this meat as no different from any other. Other Christians could not separate the meat from the idol worship, causing them great distress. Because of the predominance of this meat in their culture, Corinthian Christians could not escape this dilemma. Paul warned those who ate the meat not to flaunt their liberties. "Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak" (1 Corinthians 8:9). The more mature Christians may have had the knowledge of what was right or wrong, but they did notact in love toward their new brothers and sisters in Christ. "Ifyour brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love" (Romans 14:15). They understood biblical truth, but they did not relate it to other people. We may think we have all the answers. We may be well-grounded in our beliefs regarding the gray areas. But if we put our knowledge and desires above the welfare of other Christians, then we act out of selfishness and pride instead of love. The apostle Paul warns: "So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge. When you sin againstyour brothers in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to fall" (1 Corinthians 8:11-13). Are you putting your knowledge and desires above the welfare of other Christians? Are you acting out of selfishness and pride or love? Offer the gray areas of your life to God and submit to the Holy Spirit's leading. Ask Him to show you how to love God and love your neighbor as yourself today.

Some things girls do not want to hear when they are on bed with their boy friend, guys take note.

8 Things Women Don’t WantTo Hear In Bed 1. “My ex used to love it when I…” Talking about your prior séxual encounters is a deal breaker for a lot of of women. She doesn’t need to hear about it, and if you bring it up, she’ll feel threatened and jealous. 2. Another woman’s name Yes, she knows you have had intimate moments with other women, but every woman wants to thinkshe is the only one. If you make this huge mistake, be extremelyapologetic and be prepared to do whatever it takes to prove to her that she’s the most beautiful, intelligent and sexiest woman you have ever met. 3. “Shh! Can you be quiet?” Do you really want her to quiet down after she’s turned upthe volume to let youknow how good it feels or that you’re just totally blowing her mind? 4. “Who’s your daddy?” When a woman is getting it on with you, it’s a total turnoff to hear a creepy cliché that instantly makes her think of her dear old dad. 5. “ We’d better hurry, I have to be out of here by 9:00.” Telling a woman that you’re in a rush and that you don’t have much time to work with is a major mood-killer. Furthermore, making a such a flippant comment followed by a mad scramble for your boxer shorts is sure to freak women out. 6. “Well, that wasfun.” When a woman sleeps with you for the first time, she can’t help but wonder if she’s just another notch onyour bedpost. Making deflating comments such as, “thank you,” or “that was fun” means that you just had a séxual transaction (a hookup) and not an emotional connection. 7. “You’re almost as good as my lastgirlfriend.” Every woman wants to think she is great in bed. Making a statement like this willblow her mind out of control and bring up certain questions, like,“Do you think about her while you are having séx with me?” and “Do you wish you were with her?” 8. “Do you smell something funny?” All girls have a distinctodor, and unless she has some sort of infection the smell is probably not a ‘bad’ smell. Women tend to be very self-consciousabout their ‘smell’ andthe only thing you willaccomplish by telling her that she stinks is destroy her self esteem.