1 Corinthians 8:9-10, "Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.9 But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak."
People today care very much about their rights. It seems that many of the first Christians had the same attitude.
Christ had made them free, they said. They had a right to eat whatever they wished. They could even eat food after someone had offered it to a false god. It was wrong to give honour to a false god; but they were not giving any honour to that god. They were only eating the food, and they had the right to do that.
The problem is that one person’s rights can cause serious trouble for another person. A Christian should not behave in such a manner. Christians must show love to other people. They should not insist on their rights if other people will suffer as a result.
So Christians cannot always do the things that they have a right to do. It is more important that they should show love, both towards God and towards other people even those who are weaker in their relationship with God.
Dear God, I am grateful for the freedom that Christ died to give me. Help me to use my freedom to point others to You!
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