Reading for October 4th

 Read 1 Corinthians 10.23-11.1. In 10.23-11.1: What to do in a private setting. Paul resumes the discussion from 8.7-13. In 10.23: The quotations reflect the views of the strong (6.12-20). In verse 24: Your own advantage: the advice in 8.1b becomes concrete. In verse 25: This follows the principle stated in 8.8 (Rom 14.14, 20). In verse 26: The quotation is from Ps 24.1. In verse 27: The setting is a private home. In verse 28: This is probably the weak person speaking. The same advice is given in 8.13. In verse 29: The other's conscience is that of the weak person (8.10). In verses 29b-30: The questions do not logically follow. They sound like questions the strong would ask, defending their right to eat. In verse 31: Glory of God: Col 3.17. In verse 33: This briefly states the principle informing Paul's advice in chs. 8-10. In 11.1: Imitators: 4.16. Christ's example is elaborated in Phil 2.5-11. Comments or Questions..