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“But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;Continue reading “Compassion Constrains Conspicuous Conduct (1 Corinthians 8:7-13)”

“As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lordsContinue reading “Supreme Master (1 Cor 8:4-6)”

“Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. But if any man love God, the same is known of him.” (1 Corinthians 8:1–3, AV)Continue reading “Building or Puffing (1 Cor 8:1-3)”

“The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit ofContinue reading “Glued Together (1 Cor 7:39-40)”

“If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin.” (1 Corinthians 7:36, ESV) There is an episode in the TV series “Everybody Loves Raymond,” which ran from 1996 to 2005,Continue reading “Permission (1 Cor 7:35-38)”

“I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife. . . I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, butContinue reading “Stress Reduction (1 Cor 7:32-35)”

“But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; And they that use thisContinue reading “Focus (1 Corinthians 7:29-31)”

“I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and ifContinue reading “Oh We’ve Got Troubles (1 Corinthians 7:25-28)”

“For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord’s freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ’s servant. Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.” (1 Corinthians 7:22–23, AV) When I lived in Savannah Georgia, I went to a car auction.Continue reading “Change of Ownership (1 Corinthians 7:22-23)”

“Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.” (1 Corinthians 7:21, AV) In my lifetime, I have worked for many bosses. Some were good employers and others not so good. As I worked, I always thought it would be good to “be theContinue reading “Serve Where You Are (1 Corinthians 7:20-22)”