Read 1 Corinthians 8.1-11. In verse 1: Instructions about eating food sacrificed to idols. In 8.1-6: Balancing knowledge with love. The quotations in vv. 1 and 4 express the views of the spiritually mature (3.1). In verse 1: Love builds up: The edifying power of love ("agape") is further developed in chs. 12-14. In verse 2: Necessary knowledge: Knowing often means not knowing (13.12). In verse 6: Here Paul quotes a two-part confession acknowledging God as Creator and Christ as God's agent of creation (Rom 11.36; Col 1.16). In verses 7-13: Obligations to the weak. In verse 7: Gentile converts are in view. In verse 8: The quotation expresses the view of the spiritually mature.. Food is food. If the quotation continues, it should read, "We are no worse off if we do eat, no better off if we do not eat." In verse 9: Liberty is the freedom that the strong people have, based on their enlightened attitude. Stumbling block: Rom 14.30, 20-21. In verse 11: Knowledge without love has destructive power. In verse 12: You sin against Christ because the church limits one liberty than cause the weak Christian harm (Rom 14.20-21). Comments or Questions..
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