I Corinthians 8:1-13

If one were to consider only the partaking of food sacrificed to idols that Paul discusses in I Corinthians 8, one misses the message that God intends. Today, unlike the day in which Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, the consumption of food dedicated to pagan gods is a rarity. Such consumption could be an issue for Christian converts from Hinduism in India, but nowhere else.

Paul’s discussion has all-encompassing and…