“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
12. All things are lawful for me. Interpreters labor hard to make out the connection of these things, “A le conioindre avec ce qui a este dit auparauant;” — “To connect it with what has been said before.” as they appear to be somewhat foreign to the Apostle’s design. For my own part, without mentioning the different interpretations, I shall state what, in my opinion, is the most satisfactory.
Some Corinthians thought fornication as lawful as eating meat, since their pagan city did not condemn it. But lawfulness is not the measure; fitness is. Consider your profession, your character, your hope, and beware lest you fall into bondage to appetite while claiming freedom in Christ.
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Commenting on 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
All things are lawful unto me,.... That is, which are of an indifferent nature; otherwise everything is not lawful to be done: but all things are not expedient; when the doing of them destroys the peace, comfort, and edification of others; when it stumbles and grieves weak minds, and causes offence to them; see Co1 10:23 all things are lawful for me; which is repeated...