The word adiaphora means "matters not regarded as essential to faith, but nevertheless permissible or allowed in the church." Topics such as the floor covering in the sanctuary or the color of paint on the walls in the fellowship hall, for example, are not essential to faith, but often take up a large part of our time. Adiaphora.

St. Paul was asked about adiaphora by the Corinthian Christians. Should they eat food sacrificed to idols? He said in response: Food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak. (1 Corinthians 8:8-9)

We need to spend less time worrying about things that are essentially adiaphora and more time on matters that are essential to faith: Baptism, evangelism, Holy Communion, preaching the Word, Bible study and prayer. Even if something we do or say is not necessarily against our beliefs, we need to be aware of the way in which we go about these things. We are models of Christ even in things that don't really matter.
--
 

Helping people live life with Jesus everyday,