* Paul is talking about food, that receiving it with gratitude to God makes it good.
* Many scholars interpret this to show the importance of giving thanks before we eat.
* The principle, however, is that “everything” God made is good - it’s all sacred.
* Everything is sanctified by God by means of the Word of God and prayer.
* Two key components to growing your relationship with God.
* Example - music - all music is good.
* God created melody and rhythm and words.
* These things can draw us closer to God and others.
* But it can also be used to pull us away from Him and others.
* The same is true with sex, food, emotion, television, etc.
* The question is - are you using those things to draw you close to God and others, or further away?
* The same way we use the Word of God and prayer to draw us closer to Him and others.