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A husband and wife are eating dinner, specifically they are having steak.
The Wife: Look at how selfish you are.
You took the biggest piece.
Husband: Well, what would you have done?
Wife: I would have taken the small one and left you the big one.
Husband: Why are you mad?
I gave you the one you wanted.
Joko Beck:
We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble.
If we do not come to understand the error in the way we think, our self-awareness, which is our greatest blessing, is also our downfall.
Historical/Cultural Context -
Paul preached the gospel in Corinth in the early 50s AD during his second missionary journey (Acts 18:1–18).
When opposition grew fierce there, the Lord Jesus spoke to him in a vision assuring him that he had ‘many people’ in the city (Acts 18:10).
With this encouragement, Paul stayed on for eighteen months, ‘teaching them the word of God’ (Acts 18:11).
God used Paul’s ministry to bring about the birth and establishment of the church in Corinth.
Biblical Text -
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Life Principle - Understand Other People So You Don’t Stop Spiritual Growth.
Life Point- Be Understanding Of Others Consciences
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Last week Paul mentions idols and idolatry.
He talked about eating meat sacrificed to idols and that there is a difference between eating that meat and Participating in the worship of idols.
When Paul says I am allowed to do anything, to what is he referring?
Is he talking about the moral law?
Is he talking about the religious law?
Is he talking about things that are debatable?
What is in view here?
He can’t be talking about the moral law because Jesus confirmed the moral law and even made it stricter.
As an example:
These are just a few examples.
Jesus made the law stricter.
So what is Paul talking about here?
He is talking about the debatable things.
You see by the time Jesus took on flesh and dwelt among us, the Jews had added rules for all sorts of things.
You see man’s thoughts are interesting.
God puts up a fence and says don’t cross it.
We see that fence and say, I shouldn’t even go near that fence so I am going to build a 30 ft. brick wall 10 ft. in front of the fence.
Things become so convoluted over time, not only is there a brick wall and the original fence but now you have a path that you can’t go off of or you get in trouble.
Notice that they weren’t even following the law, they were upset by the traditions.
It says the traditions of the elders.
To human religiosity is what Paul was referring to.
However, that is not the end of it.
Paul says he can do these things, but not all things are beneficial for him.
He says that we should not be concerned about our own good, but that of the others.
Now what is he talking about?
In order to witness to the Jews he would follow Jewish law, in order to witness to the gentiles he would live like them, while not compromising his Christian morals.
You see this is about the spread of the Good News between God and man.
God made a way that we could be made right with Him.
Through the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the cross.
This is about Col. 1:19-22
Life Point- Be All Things So That Some May Be Saved
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Now Paul gives an illustration as to what would he is talking about.
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Paul says that if someone were to mention to you that it was offered to an idol, then don’t eat the meat.
Why?
Because normally someone would not mention something like that unless they thought it would be important for you.
Because of how you will be perceived to them.
For example, let’s say I was invited to preach at a holiness church where it was expected that I wear a suit and tie, but I showed up in what I have on now.
Not a single person there will listen to what God has to say through His Word because they would be offended by my dress.
You may say that doesn’t happen anymore, but it does.
I have a friend who is a pastor who wore a dress shirt with no tie 2 weeks in a row.
Around here we would call that normal Sunday attire.
However, one of the deacons came up to him and said.
“Alright Pastor it has been 2 weeks in a row with no tie, next Sunday make sure you go back to wearing a tie.”
Some might find that religiosity, man’s traditions etc.
Is it wrong for him by scripture to not wear a tie?
No.
But would the Word of God ever reach that deacon if he were to offended because the man didn’t wear a tie.
Yes.
What is more important, a tie or God’s Word?
God’s Word is more important.
I will always remember the first time I showed up here in a tie.
I was told that I should not feel like I should wear one and that most people would prefer if I didn’t.
So I don’t
Which is good, because I have a fat neck anyway.
The Gospel should be our primary focus in all that we do.
We are to live a Holy life
But we do not have to live according to man’s traditions and religiosity.
There is a difference between following God’s Word and following man’s pathway.
Our concern should always be to see people saved and let God worry about their sanctification.
There was a starting point for all of us where we learned how God desires us to be, how He desires us to live.
Let us never forget that, but let us never impose our man-made traditions on others.
Many a Missionary has gone into a village and lived just as the villagers did.
They wore their clothes, ate the same food and drank the same water.
They did not come in and make them dress in formal wear or eat prepackaged anything.
If the hunted, so did the missionaries.
Life Principle– Understand Other People So You Don’t Stop Spiritual Growth.
Call to Action – altar call….
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