Christian Liberty and Meat Offered to Idols

I. Examining the Structure of 1 Corinthians Chapters 8-10

II. The Issue of Meat offered to Idols

A.  Is it a Sin to Eat Meat Offered to Idols?  
    Revelation 2:12-16;  2:20-22
    Often  – eating meat offered to idols is linked with 

sexual immorality.

        1.  Temple prostitution 6:12-20
        2.   The Issue of Idolatry  10:14-22


B.  The Principle of Christian Liberty in Romans 14			

C.  Christian Liberty regarding Jewish Dietary Laws and Idolatry 

    1.  What Peter Learned about Jewish Dietary Laws  	Acts 10:9-16
    2.  What the Early Church Decided regarding Gentiles  Acts 15:28-29

III. A Proper Theological Understanding of the Issue 8:4-13

A.  The Truth that There is only ONE God  8:4-6

    1.  Paul goes back to the Shema -- Deut. 6:4-5
    2.  There are no other gods -- Psalm 135:15-18

B.  The Error of those weak in Conscience  8:7-8


C.  Do not become a Stumblingblock  8:9-13