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How do we worship God in our Christian Liberties. “everything we do do it to the glory of God.” Our sin is not against our brother, it is against God.

In chapter 8 Paul is continues to answer the questions posed to him in the letter TO him from the Corinthians. In chapter 8 the question is:

Can Christians eat meat that has been sacrificed to idols?

ILLUSTRATE HERE WHAT WAS THE CONDITION THAT CAUSED THEM TO ASK THIS QUESTION…THE FACT THE FOOD SACRIFICED TO IDOLS

This specific question does not apply to us but the wider question of Christian Liberty does.

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Let’s list some of the questions that we face today that fall into the grey areas.

Television

Movies

Theatre

Politics

Drinking alcohol

Smoking

Playing the lottery

Buy a raffle ticket

Smoking

Smoking weed…IT’S Legal in some places

Dancing

Wearing makeup

Sunday Sports

Watching Disney movies

Sex before marriage

Clothing

Why do you think that there is a wide range of views/beliefs on some of these subjects?

Many of these things are gray area things.

Does the era effect beliefs?

Does the area/culture effect beliefs?

Paul’s instructions on Christian Liberty actually spans .

And although the question the Corinthians wanted answered directly related to eating meat sacrificed to idols,

He lays out 4 basic principles that will guide believers in making decisions about those gray areas.

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Warren W. Wiersbe

KNOWLEDGE MUST BE BALANCED BY LOVE ()

AUTHORITY MUST BE BALANCED BY DISCIPLINE ()

AUTHORITY MUST BE BALANCED BY DISCIPLINE ()

EXPERIENCE MUST BE BALANCED BY CAUTION ()

EXPERIENCE MUST BE BALANCED BY CAUTION ()

He lays out 4 basic principles that will guide

FREEDOM MUST BE BALANCED BY RESPONSIBILITY ()

FREEDOM MUST BE BALANCED BY RESPONSIBILITY ()

The Bible Exposition Commentary Chapter Seven: Be Wise about … Christian Liberty (1 Corinthians 8)

KNOWLEDGE MUST BE BALANCED BY LOVE (1 COR. 8)

AUTHORITY MUST BE BALANCED BY DISCIPLINE (1 COR. 9)

EXPERIENCE MUST BE BALANCED BY CAUTION (1 COR. 10:1–22)

FREEDOM MUST BE BALANCED BY RESPONSIBILITY (1 COR. 10:23–33)

We will only deal with chapter 8

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1 Corinthians 8 NASB95

1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies. 2 If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know; 3 but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him. 4 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one. 5 For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, 6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him. 7 However not all men have this knowledge; but some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. 8 But food will not commend us to God; we are neither the worse if we do not eat, nor the better if we do eat. 9 But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. 10 For if someone sees you, who have knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols? 11 For through your knowledge he who is weak is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died. 12 And so, by sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. 13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.

1 corinthians 8

Use Lourie no contemporary music.

Ask what are some gray area issues

How did they effect you

How did you effect others

read text

point out the corinthians issue

illustrate a modern day issue

Exegete the text.

Concluding with the main principle The heart behind Christian Liberty is not for you, its for loving others and building up the church.

End with Lourie going to Chris Tomlin concert and how it ministered to her while grieving her husband.