1 Corinthians 10:22-24
J.B. Phillips New Testament
19-22 Now am I implying that a false god really exists, or that sacrifices made to any god have some value? Not at all! I say emphatically that Gentile sacrifices are made to evil powers and not to God at all. I don’t want you to have any fellowship with such powers. You cannot drink both the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils. You cannot be a guest at the Lord’s table and at the table of devils. Are we trying to arouse the wrath of God? Have we forgotten how completely we are in his hands?
The Christian’s guiding principle is love not knowledge
23-24 As I have said before, the Christian position is this: I may do anything, but everything is not useful. Yes, I may do anything but everything is not constructive. Let no man, then, set his own advantage as his objective, but rather the good of his neighbour.
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1 Corinthians 10:22-24
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22 Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy?(A) Are we stronger than he?(B)
The Believer’s Freedom
23 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial.(C) “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. 24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.(D)
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