1 Corinthians 8 - Revision history

Wakefien: /* A specific issue (8:1-13) */

2018-04-22T00:59:33Z

‎A specific issue (8:1-13)

Wakefien: /* The content of knowledge (4-6) */

2018-04-16T23:09:05Z

‎The content of knowledge (4-6)

Wakefien at 22:59, 16 April 2018

2018-04-16T22:59:53Z

Wakefien: Created page with "=Idolatry= ==Christian Liberty== Love, not knowledge should govern Christian liberty. ===A specific issue (8:1-13)=== ====The context==== *Before getting too far into the pas..."

2018-04-16T22:56:57Z

Created page with "=Idolatry= ==Christian Liberty== Love, not knowledge should govern Christian liberty. ===A specific issue (8:1-13)=== ====The context==== *Before getting too far into the pas..."

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=Idolatry=
==Christian Liberty==
Love, not knowledge should govern Christian liberty.
===A specific issue (8:1-13)===
====The context====
*Before getting too far into the passage we first need to understand the culture in which the Corinthians Christians would have found themselves.
:Pagan temples at the time functioned similar to restaurants today.
:However, invited guests would eat the food that had first been offered to an idol
====The Problem====
*What question can we infer existed in church from the equation Paul seems to be answering in verses 4-6?
:The obvious question is "Can a Christian eat food that had been sacrificed to idols?"
:However, there are deeper questions that Paul is addressing. How should a Christian handle their knowledge that pagan worship practices are false?
:In chapter 10 Paul will outright forbid the practice. However, Paul first wants to establish a means of reasoning through Christian liberty.
The contrast: love vs knowledge (1-3)
What contrast does Paul make between love and knowledge?
The content of knowledge (4-6)
What knowledge did the Corinthians possess?
Was their knowledge accurate?
How does this passage indicate that just having knowledge is not enough?
The importance of love over knowledge (7-13)
How should we apply this concept to our own life?

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 ===A specific issue (8:1-13)===
 ====The context====
-*Before getting too far into the passage we first need to understand the culture in which the Corinthians Christians would have found themselves.
+*Before getting too far into the passage, we first need to understand the culture in which the Corinthians Christians would have found themselves.
 **Pagan temples at the time functioned similar to restaurants today.
 **However, invited guests would eat the food that had first been offered to an idol
 ====The Problem====
-*What question can we infer existed in church from the equation Paul seems to be answering in verses 4-6?
+*What question can we infer existed in church from the question Paul seems to be answering in verses 4-6?
 ***The obvious question is "Can a Christian eat food that had been sacrificed to idols?"
 ***However, there are deeper questions that Paul is addressing.  How should a Christian handle their knowledge that pagan worship practices are false?
-***In chapter 10 Paul will outright forbid the practice of eating food sacrificed to idols.  However, Paul first wants to establish a means of reasoning through Christian liberty.  As in many other places in 1 Corinthians, Paul will use a specific question to provide a general rule of life for the Christian.
+***In chapter 10, Paul will outright forbid the practice of eating food sacrificed to idols.  However, Paul first wants to establish a means of reasoning through Christian liberty.  As in many other places in 1 Corinthians, Paul will use a specific question to provide a general rule of life for the Christian.
 ====The contrast: love vs knowledge (1-3)====
 *What contrast does Paul make between love and knowledge?
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 **The Corinthians knew that idols were fake and that Jehovah is the only true God.
 *Was their knowledge accurate?
-**Paul does not at any point criticize their knowledge and scripture conforms that there is only one God.
+**Paul does not at any point criticize their knowledge and scripture confirms that there is only one God.  The Corinthians had the right knowledge.  However, their was something more important than mere knowledge.
 ====The importance of love over knowledge (7-13)====

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 *What knowledge did the Corinthians possess?
 **The Corinthians knew that idols were fake and that Jehovah is the only true God.
-Was their knowledge accurate?
+*Was their knowledge accurate?
-How does this passage indicate that just having knowledge is not enough?
+**Paul does not at any point criticize their knowledge and scripture conforms that there is only one God.
-The importance of love over knowledge (7-13)
-How should we apply this concept to our own life?
+====The importance of love over knowledge (7-13)====