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I Corinthians 8:1-13
Excerpted from: How to Offend SomeoneNow clearly in Corinth and more specifically in the church there, there were people that were both strong in the faith and weak in the faith. For some, eating meat, whether it was offered to an idol or not, was really no big deal. That filet mignon was still a filet mignon regardless of what ceremony it went through or who prayed over it, because at the end of the day, it was just meat. To others who took a stance that they did not want to have anything to do with idols, even though idols, as Paul explains here, are nothing in the world, they believe that partaking of that filet was sin. Paul, because of his love for his brethren said, if eating meat offends or causes someone to stumble, I will not do it. Paul shows that he did not want to offend any one of his brethren.
I Corinthians 8:4-7
Excerpted from: Prayer and FervencyWe are actually looking at a couple of different groups of people that Paul is speaking of here. The one that I am speaking of, though, is the group of people who are sincerely and faithfully worshipping with a real zeal. They have faith in their god. There is a spiritual faith there, but it is not in the true God. So can we say then that it is a true faith? I do not believe so. In chapter ten, verses 19-21, Paul is reaching a conclusion here. And he says,
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