1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1
We are now at the final part of this section. I want to review briefly the main point here. The problem of this section is food that has been offered to idols. As I said before, this was a major problem for the church of the first century. The society around the church was largely built around polygamous idolatry. Often social events, like a wedding feast, would be held at an idol's temple and would involve a sacrifice to that idol. But often the meat eaten at social events elsewhere had also come from a sacrifice. Even public markets would often sell such meat. In light of all that, how was a Christian to navigate all this? Could a Christian eat any such meat without becoming complicit in idolatry? I n the first half of chapter 10, Paul laid down the clear danger of idolatry, a danger that was present even to established Christians. We should be aware of the spiritual dangers in the world around us and act accordingly. Mainly, Paul made it very clear that a Christian could take no...
