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> It's a personal conviction, and I encourage my church to develop personal
> convictions of their own. I feel that one of the big problems with churches
> are that they only live by their pastor's personal convictions and never
> develop any of their own. 

Amen, Bro :-)

I have personal convictions of my own also.  One problem I have to deal
with, in fact, is confusing my personal convictions with "thus sayeth
the Lord" to everybody.  For example, I agree with you about caffeine.
I even once (sarcastically) said that I'd pick up some Budweiser when I
was asked to bring Mountain Dew to a church function (I repented).  For
that matter, I think buying koolaid is a waste of money -- bad
stewardship; water is cheaper and better for you.  Even this exercise
and eating thing -- I think letting yourself "go" physically is in the
same category as smoking or any other drug abuse.

But, as you pointed out, not everbody has the same conviction about
things.  I don't care for Christmas or the Easter bunny, but I don't
throw stones at people who celebrate either of these.  I have to really
slay this flesh of mine sometimes when I get to thinking I'm "better"
than some people since I'm so pure and white and "holy."  Gotta watch
out for that sepulchre-thinking, y'know...

For example, it's easy for me to think that being physically fit is
holy, but for me it's easy -- I could get up right now and run five
miles if I wanted to.  I take on the teens in our youth group in foot
races all the time.  My metabolism has slowed down quite a bit in the
past ten years and I ballooned out a little before I learned to cut
back and cut down on fatty foods, but again, it's easy for me to keep
at my target weight -- it's not something I struggle with.  But I
realize also that for some people it's a real fight, as Sis Donna
testified.

Richard "now, how 'bout them violent computer games?" Masoner
richardm@cd.com