1 Corinthians 8:11 KJV
And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
Verse nine tells us to take heed or pay attention so that our liberty in Christ is not the cause of a younger and weaker brothers fall. It seems to me that so much of today's Christianity has lost sight of this. They are all about doing what they can do. They promote an almost "in your face" spirit about Christian liberty. "We can so we will!"
Nevermind that there are some who will take their liberties to destructive levels.
- In the places they attend
- In the beverages they consume
- In the activities they participate in
While one person might be able to discipline themselves to moderation, another will accept their activity as an approval of one thing but then not use it to the same moderation. It is not that the weaker brother loses salvation but that they destroy themselves through the wantonness of their action. What seemed perfectly acceptable to do in moderation became exceeding sinful in excess.
Those Christians so often labeled as legalists because they preach a separation that tends to abstain from those things that when practiced out of balance are not being obnoxious and unchristian. They just understand the principle here; "I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend."
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