1Cor 8
If you selflessly love everybody, you know God
1 Moreover, concerning things sacrificed to idols; be aware that, everybody who hold on to knowledge (gnosis) puffs-up/exaggerate (to find fault), but those with knowledge and selfless-Love (agape) BUILDS UP .
2 if anyone thinks to have absolutely know some things; no gainsay that, he ought to know just as I have known.
3 but, if they selflessly-Loves someone under them, these ones absolutely knows God.
GOD is One and Jesus Christ is one, but Idols/images are many and they are nothing (note: not the spirit behind the idol)
4 therefore, about eating things offered up to idols, we are aware that, idol is nothing and because no man except ONE is God in the world.
5 for, even if perhaps they are called gods, just as, whether in the sky, or on earth, there are many gods and many lords,
6 but, to us, there is ONE GOD, the FATHER, out of WHOM are all things, and they are unto us; and One LORD, Jesus Christ, because of and on account Whom are all of us.
Do not abuse your liberty in Christ
7 But this knowledge is not in all people; so, someone with co-perception of idols till this day will eat as though the thing is sacrificed to idols, and being weak in his co-perception, he is defiled.
8 Also, bromate food (Jewish forbidden and allowed food) will not recommend us to God; neither in case, we eat it, shall we fall short, nor in case, we do not eat it, shall we superabound.
9 but take heed, how this authority of yours, will not become a stub (occasion of falling) to those who are weak.
10 for, in case, those who hold on to certain knowledge, sees you, who has built up (your) co-perception, sit down in idol-temple, eating things sacrificed to idols, will he not indeed be weak?
11 for, through your knowledge, a brother who is weak and for whom Christ died, will be lost.
12 So, those who sin unto a weak brother and wound/smite his co-perception are trespassing in that way unto Christ.
13 for, this very reason, if butchered meat will offend/scandalize my brother, I will never eat broma food unto ages, lest my brother be offended/ensnared into apostasy.
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