1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Shaun continues the series in Corinthians with a passage regarding whether Christians can participate in the ritual feasts of the local (non-Christian) religions. Paul cautions the Corinthian church that their role as Christians is to be the image-bearers for Christ in the world, and that exercising freedom without discretion could lead others to fall from faith and follow the practices of the feast rather than Christ. We in the modern day have many freedoms and rights from Christ and from the society we live in, but we need to give consideration to the image we convey when we throw our hat in with the rest of society.

Question for Reflection:

1. What are the rights and freedoms you hold most dear? Why?
2. What rights or freedoms of others cause you frustration when you seem them exercised? Why?
3. What are ways that insisting on your rights or freedoms might be a “stumbling block” to others?
4. In what ways have you elevated personal qualms to the level of “stumbling block” and stood in judgment over the actions of others?
5. How do Jesus’ action help you know what rights to exercise and what rights to lay down?