New Testament · Letters

1 Corinthians chapter 8

Now, about — we know that “we all have ” about this. But knowledge inflates your ego, while .If anyone thinks they’ve , they don’t yet understand the way they need to.But if anyone God, that person is .So about eating food offered to idols — we know that an has no real existence in the world, and that there is .Sure, there are so-called “gods” out there — whether in the sky or on the earth — and people certainly worship plenty of “gods” and “.”But for us there is one God — — and for whom we live. And there is one Lord — Jesus — through whom everything exists and through whom we live.But not everyone has this . Some people, because of their long familiarity with idols, still feel like the food is actually dedicated to a real god when they eat it — and their , being vulnerable, gets .Food won’t — we’re no worse off if we don’t eat it, and no better off if we do.But be careful that this of yours doesn’t become a for people who are more .Think about it — if someone with a vulnerable conscience sees you, the person who “has knowledge,” eating in an , won’t they be to eat food offered to idols too, even though it goes against their conscience?So this vulnerable person — a for whom died — is by your “knowledge.”When you your brothers and sisters like this and their vulnerable conscience, you’re failing himself.So if food is going to cause my brother or sister to , I will — I’d rather go without forever than be the reason someone else falls.