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1 Corinthians 8

Food Sacrificed to Idols

Now regarding your question about food that has been offered to idols. Yes, we know that “we all have knowledge” about this issue. But while knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church. Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much. But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes. ...

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  1. But I wasn’t talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that.
  2. I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people.
  3. Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality,
  4. Food Sacrificed to Idols

    Now regarding your question about food that has been offered to idols. Yes, we know that “we all have knowledge” about this issue. But while knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church.
  5. So, what about eating meat that has been offered to idols? Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God.
  6. However, not all believers know this. Some are accustomed to thinking of idols as being real, so when they eat food that has been offered to idols, they think of it as the worship of real gods, and their weak consciences are violated.
  7. or worship idols as some of them did. As the Scriptures say, “The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry.”
  8. So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols.
  9. What am I trying to say? Am I saying that food offered to idols has some significance, or that idols are real gods?
  10. You know that when you were still pagans, you were led astray and swept along in worshiping speechless idols.
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25 topical index results for “idols”

AMMONITES » Idols of Molech
CEDRON » Idols destroyed on the banks of
ASSYRIA : Idols of
IMAGE : For idols
PAUL : The spread of the gospel through his preaching interferes with the makers of idols; he is persecuted, and a great uproar of the city is created; the town clerk appeases the people; dismisses the accusation against Paul, and disperses the people (Acts 19:23-41; 2 Corinthians 1:8; 2 Timothy 4:14)
TERAPHIM : (Household idols)
EVIL » INSTANCES OF » Paul, in refusing to eat what had been offered to idols (1 Corinthians 8:13)
OFFERINGS » HUMAN SACRIFICES » The Sepharvites to idols (2 Kings 17:31)
TERAPHIM » Destroyed by Josiah » See IDOLS

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