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But if anyone says to you, "This was offered to idols," don`t eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience. For "the earth is the Lord`s, and all its fullness."
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Love Trumps Liberty
Commentators agree that while a mature Christian is free to eat such meat, that freedom is limited by love. If another person—especially a fellow believer with a weaker conscience—points out the meat was offered to an idol, the loving action is to abstain. This is done not for your own sake, but to avoid causing them spiritual harm or leading them to violate their own conscience.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But if any man. This refers to any fellow guest, any scrupulous fellow Christian who may be present. That the word "any" (tiv) re…
But if any man say unto you (εαν δε τις υμιν ειπη). Condition of third class. Suppose at such a banquet a "weak" brother makes the…
19th Century
Anglican
But if any man. . . .—If, however, some weak brother present points out that it is sacrificial meat, do not eat for his s…
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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 …
Meat eaten at an idol feast is associated with pagan worship and is contaminated, Paul claims. But meat sold in the public meat market has lost its…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But if any man say to you Either a weak believer, to prevent the doing of what he thought to be sinful; or the unbel…
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There were situations where Christians could eat food that had been offered to idols without sinning. For example, this was permissible when meat, …
