September 20 2020
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Drift: A broken church
Drift: A broken church
The original question; Can we eat meat sacrificed to idols, in the temples or bought in the market place?
The original question; Can we eat meat sacrificed to idols, in the temples or bought in the market place?
Answer: Does it edify? Example set; for the sake of the gospel, passed on rights.
Answer: Does it edify? Example set; for the sake of the gospel, passed on rights.
Continued Answer
Continued Answer
1 For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea;
2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 and all ate the same spiritual food;
4 and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.
5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not well-pleased; for they were laid low in the wilderness.
6 Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved.
7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play.”
8 Nor let us act immorally, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day.
9 Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents.
10 Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
11 Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall.
13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
“as some of them did”
same start
“Do not be idolaters”
“destroyed”
not the same finish
What does history teach us?
“take heed”
caution
“thinks”
knowledge
pride
Not repeating the mistake they didn’t think they were making either
playing with fire - dangerous
playing with fire - dangerous
“escape” “flee”
not trapped
way out
run for your life
caught and our witness is ruined
Don’t go to the temples
participate with Jesus in communion and with demons in the temple
go to the market - don’t ask questions
“so that they may be saved”
“so that they may be saved”
does it edify?
does it follow my example?
does it follow the example of Jesus?