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A friend of ours refused to go to Chris Tomlin concerts, listen to Chris Tomlin music, or any contemporary music for that matter.
Apparently she had gone to a Chris Tomlin concert that had dancers and that was enough to swear off Chris Tomlin.
She strongly believed that music was a form of worship and that nothing should draw attention away from God in that worship.
In fact, at the church she attended, the choir faced away from the congregation to protect from any notion that it was a show.
Have you ever participated in a “questionable” activity and later felt regret at having done so?
Why did you regret it?
MacArthur, John F.. 1 Corinthians (p.
53).
Thomas Nelson.
Kindle Edition.
MacArthur, John F.. 1 Corinthians (p.
53).
Thomas Nelson.
Kindle Edition.
MacArthur, John F.. 1 Corinthians (p.
53).
Thomas Nelson.
Kindle Edition.
A friend of ours refused to go to Chris Tomlin concerts, listen to Chris Tomlin music, or any contemporary music for that matter.
Apparently she had gone to a Chris Tomlin concert that had dancers and that was enough to swear off Chris Tomlin.
She strongly believed that music was a form of worship and that nothing should draw attention away from God in that worship.
In fact, at the church she attended, the choir faced away from the congregation to protect from any notion that it was a show.
We may find this weird, but for the past 2 generations some of the strongest debates between Evangelicals and Fundamentalists have revolved around questionable practices.
By questionable practices I mean those practices that are not specifically forbidden by Scripture.
Let’s call them “Gray Area Issues.”
Illustration for a principle.
Lahoma is a drinker and would not drink in settings that included alcoholic.
She would serve even though she didn’t know if it would matter or not.
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Ask them to name some gray area issues.
Most of us would agree that these are issues of today.
Most of us would agree that these are issues that Paul never faced.
But even in Paul’s day there were certainly gray area issues.
One of them is the second question the Corinthians letter to him:
Can Christians eat meat sacrificed to idols?
How many of you have struggled with that?
Right!
This means nothing to us today.
But the broader issue of Christian liberty does.
TRANSITION – And in chapter 8 Paul uses the meat issue to guide believers about Christian liberty.
IV.
Ask them if they had ever effected others by their exercising their christian liberties in the gray areas?
READ THE TEXT
VI.
The Corinthians issue
VII.
Illustrate a modern day issue
In answering this question, Paul calls their attention to 3 important factors.
VIII.
Exegete Text
Brief historical explanation
a. 2 sources of meat.
2 sources of meat.
Expensive at the market.
i. Expensive at the market.
The more expensive regular market.
Inexpensive at the temple.
ii.
Inexpensive at the temple.
The cheaper local temples.
Strong Christians knew that idols could not contaminate the meat
1.
Because Strong Christians knew that idols could not contaminate the meat
Strong purchase at the temple.
Strong ate at feasts at homes
Strong ate at feasts at temple.
Weak were offended.
Not a problem limited to Corinth, Paul talks about this issue in .
This was yet another issue that had the potential to divide the church so the question “Can christians eat meat sacrificed to idols?” ended up in the letter FROM the Corinthians TO Paul.
In Paul’s answer to this question, he draws their attention to 3 important factors to consider when discerning this “gray area question” which we can use in our own discernment of the gray areas we face today.
a.
They saved money by purchasing temple meat.
They saved money by purchasing temple meat.
b.
They attended feasts held by non-believers whether at their home or the temple.
They attended feasts held by non-believers whether at their home or the temple.
They attended other social events held in the temple dining facilities.
(i.e.
weddings, parties, clubs etc.)
c.
They attended other social events held in the temple dining facilities.
(i.e.
weddings, parties, clubs etc.)
b.
Weaker believers offended.
Weaker believers offended.
i.
Because saved out of pagan idolatry, didn’t understand why believers would want anything to with meat sacrificed to pagan idols.
Because saved out of pagan idolatry, didn’t understand why believers would want anything to with meat sacrificed to pagan idols.
TRANSITION – So Paul draws our attention to 3 important factors concerning Christian liberty.
KNOWLEDGE
Why, then, are the weak Christians upset with them when their position is so logical?
Because you don’t always solve every problem with logic.
Corinthians very proud of their spiritual knowledge.
Knowledge has a tendency to make a person competitive and prideful.
We all have knowledge is probably another slogan.
Can’t you just see some of them smiling and high fiving each other.
Maybe they’re even looking at the weaker christians and saying, “See…told ya!”
To those who have all this knowledge, it is quite logical that meat sacrificed to idols doesn’t mean ANYTHING.
Can’t you just see some of them smiling and high fiving each other.
Maybe they’re even looking at the weaker christians and saying, “See…told ya!”
But it’s short lived.
Because Paul bursts their bubble by telling them their knowledge has made them arrogant.
It focuses on the individual, NOT family, body or church.
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