Section 9
believers were free to eat meat as well as vegeta bles. But he did not approach the question of eat ing in a doctrinal way. Instead, he expressed a general attitude toward all believers; he despised neither those who ate only vegetables nor those who ate everything. His attitude was the same with respect to observing days.
In order to have the proper practice of the Body life, we must have such a general attitude. We should neither impose a particular practice on others nor should we oppose a certain prac tice. Take the example of praising the Lord by shouting. Some may oppose this and condemn it as being disorderly, whereas those who favor it may seek to impose it on others. Both attitudes are wrong. If we prefer silence in the meetings, we should not impose our view on others. Like wise, if we prefer shouting, we should not impose this on anyone. The same is true regarding pray- reading. If some want to practice pray-reading, they should be free to do so. But if others do not care for this practice, it should not be forced upon them.
In the church life we must be general, able to receive all genuine believers. However, it is not easy to learn this lesson, because we all want others to be the same as we are. Let us not make