11-11 - 1 Corinthians 8 1-8

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☀️ 1 - Now concerning food offered to idols, we know we all possess “knowledge.” This “knowledge” can puff up. {Become an idol? Or our own ideas become our lord?} But love is what builds up. 2 If anyone imagines they know something, they don’t yet know as they ought to know! {Our knowledge and knowing, is SO incomplete, lol.} 3 But if someone loves God, they can know, that they are known by God. {THE knowing/gnosis.}

     4 Therefore, as to this eating of food offered to idols, we know an idol is nothing. That there is no God but one. 5 For although there may be many supposed ‘gods’ in the heavens and upon earth, many ‘gods’ and lords, 6 yet to us there is but one God. The Father, of whom is the all, and we for him. And one Lord, Jesus Christ, by and through whom are all, and we for him.

     7 However, not all know this. But some, through former observances and rituals with idols, eat food as actually offered to another ‘god’, and their conscience is harmed. 8 But food will not commend us to God. Whether we eat or we don’t eat, we’re no better off, nor are we worse off.

Tomorrows verses - 1 Corinthians 8:9-13

1 Corinthians 8:1-8

 Universalism in the New Testament

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1 - Now concerning food offered to idols, we know we all possess “knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up. But love builds up. 2 If anyone imagines that they know something, they do not yet know as they ought to know. 3 But if someone loves God, they are known by God. 4 Therefore, as to this eating of food offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing, that there is no God but one. 5 For although there may be many supposed ‘gods’ in the heavens and upon earth, many “gods” and many “lords”— 6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are the all, and we for him, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are the all, and we through him (are).

     7 However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former practice with idols, eat food as actually offered to another ‘god’, and their weak conscience is wounded. 8 But food will not commend us to God. Whether we eat or don’t eat, we are no better, or no worse off.

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Tomorrows verses - 1 Corinthians 8:9-13

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