“But if anyone should say to you: ‘This is something offered in sacrifice,’ do not eat on account of the one that disclosed it and on account of conscience.

1 Cor. 10:25-29.

Did you grasp the basic principle involved in that counsel? Each Christian must respect the consciences of others. The work Word Pictures in the New Testament contains the following observations:

“Paul deftly puts himself in the place of the strong brother at such a banquet who is expected to conform his conscience to that of the weak brother who makes the point about a particular piece of meat. It is an abridgement of one’s personal liberty in the interest of the weak brother. Two individualities clash. The only reason is love which builds up ([1 Cor.] 8:2 and all of 1 Co chapter 13).”

Would you profit from similar counsel today? True, food may not involve questions of conscience in your locality. But other things may. For example: Grooming; styles of clothing; types of entertainment. If someone pointed out to you that your choice of such things troubled the conscience of a fellow Christian, would you profit from that counsel and out of love accept ‘an abridgement of your personal liberty’?