{"id":2431,"date":"2023-10-07T21:22:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T21:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazinggbc.de\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2023-10-07T21:22:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T21:22:04","slug":"basic-principles-governing-the-believers-life-considering-the-knowledge-and-conscience-of-other-believers-by-rev-dr-john-kwasi-fosu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazinggbc.de\/de\/2023\/10\/07\/basic-principles-governing-the-believers-life-considering-the-knowledge-and-conscience-of-other-believers-by-rev-dr-john-kwasi-fosu\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Principles Governing the Believers’ Life: Considering the Knowledge and Conscience of Other Believers, by Rev Dr John Kwasi Fosu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 8:4-11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Einleitung<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This passage deals with the church\u2019s questions about meat offered to idols. This was a serious problem for them, especially since the church was made up of both Jews and Gentiles.  And the Jewish believers were anxious to avoid any contact with pagan idolatry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation was this: most of the meat in Corinth was slaughtered at the temples. The priest kept part of the meat, but the rest was used for private feasts or sold in the markets. In fact, sacrificial meat was sold at a cheaper price, making it that much more attractive to these poor believers. If a friend or neighbour invited a believer to a feast, it was likely that the meat had been dedicated to an idol. This lesson attempts to answer the question: Should the believer participate in the feast? Would eating such meat defile the believer? Paul answers these questions by explaining that believers are to consider other believer\u2019s knowledge and conscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider other Believer’s Knowledge (1 Cor. 8:4-8)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The believer\u2019s life cannot be lived in its fullness if a he\/she is ignorant of the Word. We must always take into consideration that some believers do not understand the blessings of freedom we have in the Messiah.  They live in religious slavery and try to regulate their lives with rules and rituals (see Colossians 2:16-23). Paul clearly states that idols are not real and that meat offered to idols could never hurt anybody\u2019s body or spirit (verse 8). There is one God and Savior, and we worship and obey only the Lord. But some believers do not have this knowledge. They do not realize that no food is sinful of itself (note Romans 14:14), and that meat and drink can never make anybody a better believer. How patient Jesus was with His ignorant disciples! And how patient we must be with one another!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a disciple grows in grace and knowledge, through reading and obeying the Word, he\/she understands the truth, and the truth sets him\/her free (John 8:32). The believer sees knowledge as a tool with which to build not a weapon with which to fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider other Believer\u2019s Conscience (1 Cor. 8:9-11)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conscience is that inner judge that condemns us when we do wrong and commends us when we do right. It \u201cbears witness\u201d to us (Romans 2:15 and 9:1). Some basic facts about the believers\u2019 conscience are presented below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n