New Testament · Letters

1 Corinthians chapter 10

I don’t want you to miss this, — our ancestors were all under , and they all passed through .They were all into through the cloud and through the sea.They all ate the same ,and they all drank the same spiritual drink. They were drinking from a spiritual that traveled with them — and that rock was .But God was with most of them — their bodies were .Now these things happened as for us, so that we wouldn’t the way they did.Don’t become like some of them did. As it’s written: “The people sat down to eat and drink, then got up to .”And let’s not be like some of them were — fell dead in a single day.And let’s not like some of them did — and were killed by .And don’t like some of them did — and were destroyed by .All of these things happened to them as , and they were written down as warnings for us — we’re the ones living at .So if you think you’re , watch out — you might .Every you’ve faced is the kind that everyone faces. And God is — he won’t let you be tested beyond what you can handle. When the test comes, he’ll also provide so you can endure.So then, , .I’m talking to you as — judge for yourselves what I’m saying.The — isn’t that a of The One’s ? The — isn’t that a shared experience of The One’s body?Because there is one loaf, we who are many are — we all share the one loaf.Look at — don’t those who eat the sacrifices become ?So what am I saying? That food sacrificed to a actually means something? Or that a false god is actually real?No — what I’m saying is that when sacrifice, they’re sacrificing to , not to God. And I don’t want you becoming with demons.You can’t drink the and the cup of demons too. You can’t eat at the Lord’s and at the table of demons too.Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we than he is?“” — but not everything is . “Everything is allowed” — but not everything .Nobody should be looking out for just their own — look out for each other’s interests too.Eat whatever is sold in the without asking questions for the sake of your .After all, “.”If an invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is put in front of you without asking questions for the sake of your conscience.But if someone tells you, “This was ,” then don’t eat it — for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience.I’m talking about the other person’s conscience, not yours. Now, why should my be judged by someone else’s conscience?If I eat with , why should I be criticized for food that I’ve thanked God for?So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to bring to God.Don’t cause anyone to — not Jewish people, not Greek people, and not .I do the same thing — I try to in everything I do, not looking out for my own advantage but for what’s best for , so that they might be .