1 Corinthians 8:1,10-11 - Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up…For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died.
Romans 14:15,20 - For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died…Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats.
Application:
· Am I filled with false pride? Do I love my brother who doubts?
· Am I willing to make adjustments in my own behavior for the sake of weak brothers?
· I have a right to certain freedoms, but it is wrong for me to exercise them and cause someone to stumble.
All Scripture verses taken from ESV
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