FIRST CORINTHIANS 9 ⁄ RIGHTS OF CHRISTIANS

PAUL DESCRIBES HIS RIGHTS AS WELL AS OTHER RIGHTS AS A APOSTLE TO SUPPORT AND NOT HAVING TO WORK TO SUPPORT HIMSELF AS THE LEVITICAL PRIESTHOOD BUT WAVES THOSE RIGHTS IN ORDER TO WIN OTHERS TO CHRIST. WE ALSO HAVE RIGHTS TO DO CERTAIN THINGS BIT WE SHOULD ALSO PUT UP WITH A LOT OF THINGS THE WORLD THROWS AT US IN ORDER TO WIN OTHERS TO CHRIST.

FIRST CORINTHIANS 8⁄ EATING FOOD SACRAFICED TO IDOLS

PAUL SPEAKS OF KNOWLEDGE THAT WOULD CAUSE US TO BECOME WISE IN OUR OWN CONCEITS THAT WOULD CAUSE OUR BRETHREN TO FALL AND LOVE FOR THE BRETHREN THAT WOULD CAUSE  THEM TO BE BUILT UP AND BE STRONGER. HE TEACHES THAT IDOLS ARE NOTHING AND ARE NO GODS AND THAT FOOD EATEN OR NOT EATEN MEANS NOTHING BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT DRAW US CLOSER TO GOD. HE STATES A STRONG BROTHER WHO CAN EAT FOOD DEDICATED TO IDOLS IS AT LIBERTY TO DO THAT BUT THINGS THAT WE HAVE LIBERTY TO DO ARE OFTEN THE THINGS NOT TO DO SINCE THE WEAKER BROTHER WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF IDOLS AND FOODS MAY SEE YOU AS THE EXAMPLE AND WANT TO FOLLOW YOU IN THE PRACTICE. YOU MAY CAUSE THE WEAKER ONE TO STUMBLE AND FALL AND CAUSE HIM TO SIN AGAINST CHRIST.