1 Corinthians 8:1
Now concerning the next question you proposed. All of us have knowledge — A gentle reproof of their self — conceit. Knowledge without love always puffeth up. Love alone edifies — Builds us up in holiness.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now concerning the next question you proposed. All of us have knowledge — A gentle reproof of their self — conceit. Knowledge without love always puffeth up. Love alone edifies — Builds us up in holiness.... [ Continue Reading ]
If any man think he knoweth any thing — Aright, unless so far he is taught by God. He knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know — Seeing there is no true knowledge without divine love.... [ Continue Reading ]
He is known — That is, approved, by him. Psalms 1:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
We know that an idol is nothing — A mere nominal god, having no divinity, virtue, or power.... [ Continue Reading ]
For though there be that are called gods — By the heathens both celestial, (as they style them,) terrestrial, and infernal deities.... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet to us — Christians. There is but one God — This is exclusive, not of the One Lord, as if he were an inferior deity; but only of the idols to which the One God is opposed. From whom are all things — By creation, providence, and grace. And we for him — The end of all we are, have, and do. And one... [ Continue Reading ]
Some eat, with consciousness of the idol — That is, fancying it is something, and that it makes the meat unlawful to be eaten. And their conscience, being weak — Not rightly informed. Is defiled — contracts guilt by doing it.... [ Continue Reading ]
But meat commendeth us not to God — Neither by eating, nor by refraining from it. Eating and not eating are in themselves things merely indifferent.... [ Continue Reading ]
For if any one see thee who hast knowledge — Whom he believes to have more knowledge than himself, and who really hast this knowledge, that an idol is nothing — sitting down to an entertainment in an idol temple. The heathens frequently made entertainments in their temples, on what hath been sacrifi... [ Continue Reading ]
And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? — And for whom thou wilt not lose a meal's meat, so far from dying for him! We see, Christ died even for them that perish.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye sin against Christ — Whose members they are.... [ Continue Reading ]
If meat — Of any kind. Who will follow this example? What preacher or private Christian will abstain from any thing lawful in itself, when it offends a weak brother?... [ Continue Reading ]