| Yesterday Afternoon's Bible Study |
"In this afternoon's verse in 1 Corinthians, Paul has just given instructions to the church in Corinth regarding food sacrificed to idols. The question was, should they eat the food, or shouldn't they?
Paul's point is that as Christians, they are free to eat or drink anything as long as they don't feel convicted. If they feel convicted by the Holy Spirit, then they should refrain from eating meat offered to idols.
There was also one other caveat: If they were not convicted, but using their freedom caused someone else to stumble, they should abstain.
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When Jesus saves us, we are free from the effects of sin and death because of what He accomplished on the cross. However, that doesn't mean we are free to do whatever we want because our actions still matter. They either point people toward Jesus or push them away from understanding who He is.
It should also be our aim to do everything in a way that brings God glory. While Jesus was on the earth, he abstained from giving into His human will but instead chose to do the will of His Father.
We may be free to make our own decisions, but they should be based on putting God and others before ourselves.
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