Is There a Right and a Wrong Way to Be Free in Christ?

Exercising Our Freedom As Christians

(1st Corinthians chapter 8)

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Today in my ongoing Biblical Study Series of the writings of the apostle Paul I will, with God’s help, cover chapter 8 in 1st Corinthians. The first part of this chapter has to do with eating food that has been sacrificed to idols, which seems on the surface to be a rather antiquated notion. However, it has modern implications that are applicable to modern times which I will cover further down in today’s lesson. I will now begin at verse one:

Part One of This Week’s Bible Verses for Study and Memorization

“Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know what he ought to know. But the man who loves God is known by God. So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world and that…