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*What knowledge did the Corinthians possess? | *What knowledge did the Corinthians possess? | ||
**The Corinthians knew that idols were fake and that Jehovah is the only true God. | **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. |
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| − | How should we apply this concept to our own life? | + | ====The importance of love over knowledge (7-13)==== |
| + | *How does this passage indicate that just having knowledge is not enough? | ||
| + | **The Christian's job is not just to acquire knowledge. One can spend their entire life seeking knowledge and never gain wisdom. The Christian is responsible to using their knowledge for the edification of the body and furtherance of the gospel. | ||
| + | ====Applications==== | ||
| + | *How should we apply this concept to our own life? | ||
| + | **In particular, what are some examples of areas where we, today, apply knowledge to permit something that may be causing a brother to stumble? | ||
| + | ***Movies | ||
| + | ***Video Games | ||
| + | ***Music | ||
| + | ***What else? | ||
| + | **What are the implications of verse 13 for us as a church? | ||
Revision as of 23:09, 16 April 2018
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 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?
- Paul argues that Love should trump knowledge.
The content of knowledge (4-6)
- 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?
- 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 does this passage indicate that just having knowledge is not enough?
- The Christian's job is not just to acquire knowledge. One can spend their entire life seeking knowledge and never gain wisdom. The Christian is responsible to using their knowledge for the edification of the body and furtherance of the gospel.
Applications
- How should we apply this concept to our own life?
- In particular, what are some examples of areas where we, today, apply knowledge to permit something that may be causing a brother to stumble?
- Movies
- Video Games
- Music
- What else?
- What are the implications of verse 13 for us as a church?
- In particular, what are some examples of areas where we, today, apply knowledge to permit something that may be causing a brother to stumble?
