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How Absolute a Guide Is Knowledge?Awake!—1979 | November 8
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If such believers saw another Christian eating food offered to idols, they would become greatly disturbed. They might conclude that this Christian was actually worshiping an idol. This could lead to their being stumbled, taking offense at what they believed to be a serious wrongdoing on the part of one of their brothers. Or, they might be emboldened to eat meats offered to idols and be ensnared into giving way to the worshipful attitude that they had while they were still idol worshipers.
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How Absolute a Guide Is Knowledge?Awake!—1979 | November 8
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Really, by your knowledge, the man that is weak is being ruined, your brother for whose sake Christ died.”—1 Cor. 8:9-11.
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How Absolute a Guide Is Knowledge?Awake!—1979 | November 8
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Christians at Corinth knew that there was but one God, Jehovah, and one Lord, Jesus Christ. They knew that the many gods and lords venerated by the nations were actually nonexistent. Idols were merely objects of wood, stone or metal that had no power. Based on such knowledge, certain members of the Corinthian congregation may have concluded that there was no harm in eating foods that had been earlier offered to idols. These believers were correct in concluding that such food was no different from any other food. The lifeless, powerless idols had in no way effected a change in it, nor could they take possession of it.
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