Originally posted by regosgulp, busted again! However the principle remains, we are not at liberty to do what we like, we must take the consciences of others into consideration, even in something as mundane as eating certain foods.
when a verse is plucked out of the bible as this one has been ,isolated from the preceeding text one could on face value accept that we are not to eat meat, anyone interested to look further starting at the beginniing of ch 8 you may arrive at a more palatabile evening
Originally posted by robbie carrobieRobbie this is a dishonest question, the verse taken in context does not imply that at all. Paul is talking about food that has been sacrificed to pagan idols. It was the custom for people to buy meat offered to gods at temples. Paul says that it is simply meat, and if understood correctly that way then its fine to eat it. However if some in your congregation have difficulty sorting this idea out, then one should not offer or partake in order to assist them in their faith journey.
but what if our brother is a vegetarian and eating meat seriously offends him, to the point where he wants to leave Christianity and take up with Vishy?
-Removed-You can read as well as I can. There are numerous passages that can be interpreted as being pro-vegetarian (although you could pick any position under the sun and find several passages that seem to support it). There have been no shortage of Christian vegetarian individuals or groups throughout history. And some of the earliest Christian sects seem to have been vegetarian.
Originally posted by robbie carrobieIt goes beyond just foods. If you smoke you shouldn't smoke around christians who are yuong in the faith and are trying to quit smoking as an example.
(1 Corinthians 8:13) . . .Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, [b]I will never again eat flesh at all, that I may not make my brother stumble.[/b]