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12 Therefore alet him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.  
13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but aGod is faithful, bwho will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to1 bear it.  

Flee from Idolatry

14 Therefore, my beloved, aflee from idolatry.  
15 I speak as to awise men; judge for yourselves what I say.  
16 aThe cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the1 communion of the blood of Christ? bThe bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?  
17 For awe, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.  
18 Observe aIsrael bafter the flesh: cAre not those who eat of the sacrifices1 partakers of the altar?  
19 What am I saying then? aThat an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?  
20 Rather, that the things which the Gentiles asacrifice bthey sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.  
21 aYou cannot drink the cup of the Lord and bthe cup of demons; you cannot partake of the cLord’s table and of the table of demons.  
22 Or do we aprovoke the Lord to jealousy? bAre we stronger than He?  

All to the Glory of God

23 All things are lawful1 for me, but not all things are ahelpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things2 edify.  
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What Does 1 Corinthians 10:14 Mean?



1 Corinthians 10:14

Flee from idolatry. Lust, fornication, tempting Christ, murmuring—all of these are sin that lead to idolatry.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Passover and I Corinthians 10

Related Topics: Flee Fornication | Flee from Idolatry | Flee from Lust | Idolatry | Lust | Murmuring | Tempting Christ | Tempting God



1 Corinthians 10:14

God does care how we worship Him; He gives specific commands about how He wants to be glorified according to His standards and not our own. It does matter whether or not we share in the celebration of this world's pagan religious holidays. Though the Bible—the Word of God—makes no direct references to New Year's Eve, Lent, Easter, Halloween, or Christmas, the origins of these pagan holidays are mentioned as being abominations to God.

Martin G. Collins
Pagan Holidays



1 Corinthians 10:12-14

This passage appears in the midst of an epistle detailing the problems of a tumultuous congregation. Paul draws on the experiences of Israel in the wilderness as examples to us. He concludes by telling them, despite what manner of sin each individual was involved in, to turn their attention to overcoming idolatry. In others words, idolatry sat at the foundation and was ultimately the cause of whatever their sin happened to be.

John W. Ritenbaugh
The First Commandment

Related Topics: First Commandment | Idolatry | Idolatry as Spiritual Fornication | Idolatry as the Root Cause of Sin | Israel's Idolatry | The First Commandment


 
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