What are your opinions on these verses from the Bible?

Question

1 Corinthians 8:1-6 (New International Version)

1Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge.[a] Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. 3But the man who loves God is known by God.
4So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world and that there is no God but one. 5For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"), 6yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom

What of the interesting use of phrases like "even if" and "for us"?

Answer 1

It means that just because I can do something does not mean I should. I should consider if it will cause another to stumble or lose their faith. I can eat any food even if it is sacrificed to a false god but if another believes it is a sin I should not tempt him to sin by eating it in front of him. The same with dressing. As a woman I can dress as fashionably as I want that is my right but it would be wrong for me to dress immodestly in a fashion that could lead a man to commit the sin of lust in his heart. I would share in that sin if I did it knowingly.

Answer 2

Good question. Know this: there are angels- the Bible tells us so. There are demons- the Bible tells us so. There are ghosts- the Bible tells us so. There are lesser gods- the Bible tells us so. The First Commandment- Thou shalt have NO OTHER GODS before me. Does this mean there are gods on the same spiritual level as God? Possibly. But it doesn't matter- The Lord God is the one above all. If you worship any other god, it is idolatry- the Bible tells us so. An idol is not necessarily a statue built to nobody- God is very adamant about these lesser gods being subject to Him (or nothing at all). God wants your attention. He doesn't want you worshipping the creation- the Bible tells us so. Therefore, do not worship the trees, the sun, an animal, a man, a woman. Do not worship pantheons of gods. Do not pray to rain gods. There is one God above all things whether spiritual or material who is in control anyway.

Answer 3

1 Some people let knowledge go to their heads. they think they are smarter than everybody else. They usually show how ignorant they really are. Just read some of the Q&A here.
2 yes there are many gods and lords in the world. People do worship different things. about eating the food, ithink Paul was trying to say is if you don't want to eat it because it was offered to different gods then don't eat it. However theses gods don't exist and were offered to nothing. So it is ok to eat. Debra M has the point I was trying to say.

Answer 4

I think that Paul was saying that those who are Christians know God, and that the idol is nothing. The food sacrificed to them is food. I don't think that the practice is common these days, and with grocery stores and convenience stores all around us, refrigeration and other ways to safely store food that is now available, we don't have to rely on food coming from anywhere to eat.

Some Christians would look at this as a sin. They should not eat it then.

Answer 5

Well, I read it out of my King James Version Bible (the only version in my opinion). But it basically is saying, no matter how many sacrifices we offer, or how people may worship other gods, there is only ONE TRUE GOD! I Corinthians 8:6 says, "But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him." There is only ONE God, and none other!!!

Answer 6

My opinions matters little - you're already quoting directly from the Bible (as it is, I think you should also capture the remainder of the chapter - as it provides much more context).

You did ask, however, for comments on verses 5-6 ("even if" and "for us").

With "even if" Paul appears to be acknowledging the presence of other gods in the lives of those in Corinth, to whom he is writing. These other gods could be any variety of pagan gods, idols, or even the very pursuit of wealth or power - these are all gods to whom some people worship. He illustrates that despite the existance of these other gods praised by man, only one God truly exists.

This letter from Paul to Corinth would probably be first read by the church in Corinth, so by "for us" he is addressing/referring to those in Corinth who would believe in Jesus Christ, to affirm their faith in one God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The letter is, I think, just as applicable to Christians around the world who read it years later.

I share this not in display of my knowledge (which is so very little) but in my love for Jesus Christ (which is so very much).

Answer 7

Ha an interesting question.

I stay in nation that has more non- Christians that Christians.
Every now and then I am offered items of food that is made as offering for their Gods. I use these very same verses to justify my eating of these items as they are of a good quality and hence very tasty.

Answer 8

Declared on the day of salvation, on the first day of the Year One
(—on September 30, 1888 of the false time-chronology)

War to the death against depravity: depravity is Christianity

First proposition.— Every type of anti-nature is depraved. The most depraved type of man is the priest: He teaches anti-nature. Against the priest one doesn't use arguments, one uses the penitentiary.

Second proposition.— Every participation in divine service is an assassination attempt on public morality. One should be more severe toward Protestants than toward Catholics, more severe toward liberal Protestants than toward the orthodox. The criminal character of a Christian increases when he approaches knowledge [Wissenschaft]. The criminal of criminals is consequently the philosopher.

Third proposition.— The accursed places, in which Christianity has hatched its basilisk eggs, should be razed to the ground and be, as vile places of the earth, the terror of all posterity. One should breed poisonous snakes there.

Fourth proposition.— The sermon on chastity is a public instigation to anti-nature. Every display of contempt for sexual love, and every defilement of it through the concept "dirty" ["unrein"] is original sin against the holy spirit of life.

Fifth proposition.— With a priest at one's table food is pushed aside: one excommunicates oneself therewith from honest society. The priest is our chandala—he should be ostracized, starved, and driven into every kind of desert.

Sixth proposition.— One should call the "holy" story by the name that it deserves, as the accursed story; one should use the words "God," "Saviour," "redeemer," "saint" as invectives, as criminal badges.

Seventh proposition.— The rest follows therefrom.

The Antichrist

Answer 9

All these answers give me unGodly indigestion....even if it it is food sacrificed to idols, my stomach puffs up...especially when the Antichrist at the top of the page is at the table spewing bile

wOrd

Answer 10

Man and angels are called gods in the bible. (John 10:34; Psalms 82:1)