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Contents
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?
