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- 2. Liberty & Liability ~Foodoffered to Idols~
- 3. Big Ben Roethlisbergerof the Pittsburgh Steelers
- 4. Big Ben Roethlisbergerof the Pittsburgh Steelers
- 5. Big Ben Roethlisbergerof the Pittsburgh Steelers June 12, 2006
- 6. Liberty & Liability ~Foodoffered to Idols~ 1 Cor 8:1-13 1 Cor 10:16-33
- 7. Principles of InductiveBible Study
- 8. Liberty & Liability ~Foodoffered to Idols~ 1 Cor 8:1-13 1 Cor 10:16-33 What does it say to the people at that time?
- 9. Corinth in BibleTime
- 10. Corinth in BibleTime • Capital city of Achaia, Southern Greece • Important commercial & trade city • Prosperous – merchants, traders • “Religious” – many temples • Immoral – gambling, gaming, prostitution, legalized temple prostitution
- 11. Bema – raisedplatform Stoa – covered porticos Basilica – Roman public building Agora – marketplace
- 12. The Corinthian Church • Established by Paul during 2nd missionary journey • Gifted church • “Problematic” church • Disunity & division • Morality – Incest • Law suits Paul tried to answer some of the questions & issues raised by the Corinthian Christians
- 13. 1 Cor 8:1– “Now about…..” 1. 1 Cor 7:1 -- Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. 2. 1 Cor 7:25 -- Now about virgins… 3. 1 Cor 8:1 -- Now about food sacrificed to idols… 4. 1 Cor 12:1 -- Now about spiritual gifts… 5. 1 Cor 16:1 -- Now about the collection for God's people… 6. 1 Cor 16:12 -- Now about our brother Apollos…
- 14. 1 Cor 8:1-13 2 groups of believers: Eaters Non-Eaters Knowledge Knowledge Strong (Rom 14) Weak (Rom 14)
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- 16. Paul’s Rebuttal #1 V1 – Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” John C. Maxwell
- 17. Love & Knowledge
- 18. Paul’s Rebuttal #2 V9– Your freedom should not be a stumbling block to others A stumbling block – something that might cause someone to trip or fall into sin.
- 19. 2 early Christiansin Corinth Demetrius Clement
- 20. 2 Principles from1 Cor 8
- 21. 1 Cor 10:14-22 (Idol Feasts) V16 – comparing the Lord’s table with the table of demons V18 – Israelites’ Tabernacle sacrifices V20 – Pagans’ demon feasts Conclusion: “No-no to idol feasts” (v21)
- 22. 1 Cor 10:23-33 2 scenarios: 1. Meat market 2. Invitation for meals, either at home or in restaurants near the temple
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- 26. Conclusions from 1Cor 10
- 27. Liberty & Liability ~Foodoffered to Idols~ 1 Cor 8:1-13 1 Cor 10:16-33 What does it say to us at this time & age??
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- 29. Scripture #1 –Acts 15:29 ~ Jerusalem Council ~ Decision: Non-Jew converts need not follow the Mosaic Laws except to abstain from: • Eating food offered to idols • Sexual immorality • Meat of strangled animals • Blood
- 30. Scripture#2 – Rev2:14 & 20 Church in Pergamum (Rev 2:14) “I have a few things against you… sin by eating food sacrificed to idols and by committing sexual immorality.” Church in Thyatira (Rev 2:20) “I have this against you: sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.”
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- 33. Present Day Application: Whatindwells the ancestral tablet is not our ancestors, but demonic spirits impersonating as our ancestors.
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- 39. The Ham Sandwich “Iam free to eat pork…. and I am also free NOT to eat it…. But …………………………….”