Introduction
- "The Friendship Game”- Get with whomever your best friend is. You will fill out a questionnaire and then your friend will have to answer those questions.
1 Corinthians 8
- The issue is food sacrificed to idols. They would sacrifice food to these false gods, and then sell what was left on the market. Paul says there’s nothing wrong with the meat itself, as long as you are not placing any value on that meat. However, there are some who have come from that background and are new Christians. They might not be able to blow it off as not a big deal and have an issue with it. Paul states that we must watch our actions to make sure that we are not causing others to stumble.
- Why do you think that it is important that he mentions the past? He shows that purity and righteousness is a communal effort.
- This is a further explanation on food sacrificed to idols. What was the big deal about this?
- Verses 23-24: Do we have a mindset like this? Do we seek our own good or the good of others?
- Verses 10.31-11.1: What is the limit on being a people pleaser?
- The world sees friendship how? (You do for me, I do for you, etc). However the Bible has a different view of friendship. Friendship is all about going all out for other people. It is expecting nothing in return, but striving to be always giving and lending a helping hand.
- Do you think that any of your actions cause your friends to stumble?
- Do you think that any of your actions or words cause non-Christian friends to stay away from the faith?
- In our tug o’ war, where does the church fall? Where do you?
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