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You can`t both drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You can`t both partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of demons.
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A Question of Allegiance
Commentators unanimously explain that Paul's use of 'cannot' refers to a moral and spiritual impossibility, not a physical one. A Christian cannot consistently or rightly claim allegiance to Christ while also participating in acts of worship dedicated to demons (idols). As multiple scholars note, one cannot serve two masters; loyalty to Christ and fellowship with demons are mutually exclusive.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, etc. This does not mean that they had no physical ability to do this, or that it was a natural impos…
Ye cannot (ου δυνασθε). Morally impossible to drink the Lord's cup and the cup of demons, to partake of the Lord's table and the t…
19th Century
Anglican
You cannot . . .—Here follows the special reason why the Apostle desires them not to partake of the wine poured out as an offering…
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Baptist
You cannot be partakers of the Lord's table and of the table of devil. Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He? All things …
To make it clearer, Paul speaks of “the Lord’s table”—a term that the Corinthian converts from paganism would readily associate with “tables” used …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils , &c.] Not only they ought not, but they could not right…
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