Bible Cross References
things are lawful
1 Corinthians 10:23
"We are allowed to do anything," so they say. That is true, but not everything is good. "We are allowed to do anything"---but not everything is helpful.
Romans 14:14
My union with the Lord Jesus makes me certain that no food is of itself ritually unclean; but if you believe that some food is unclean, then it becomes unclean for you.
are not
1 Corinthians 8:4
So then, about eating the food offered to idols: we know that an idol stands for something that does not really exist; we know that there is only the one God.
1 Corinthians 8:7-13
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But not everyone knows this truth. Some people have been so used to idols that to this day when they eat such food they still think of it as food that belongs to an idol; their conscience is weak, and they feel they are defiled by the food.
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Food, however, will not improve our relation with God; we shall not lose anything if we do not eat, nor shall we gain anything if we do eat.
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Be careful, however, not to let your freedom of action make those who are weak in the faith fall into sin.
10
Suppose a person whose conscience is weak in this matter sees you, who have so-called "knowledge," eating in the temple of an idol; will not this encourage him to eat food offered to idols?
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And so this weak person, your brother for whom Christ died, will perish because of your "knowledge"!
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And in this way you will be sinning against Christ by sinning against other Christians and wounding their weak conscience.
13
So then, if food makes a believer sin, I will never eat meat again, so as not to make a believer fall into sin.
1 Corinthians 9:12
If others have the right to expect this from you, don't we have an even greater right? But we haven't made use of this right. Instead, we have endured everything in order not to put any obstacle in the way of the Good News about Christ.
1 Corinthians 10:24-33
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None of you should be looking out for your own interests, but for the interests of others.
25
You are free to eat anything sold in the meat market, without asking any questions because of your conscience.
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For, as the scripture says, "The earth and everything in it belong to the Lord."
27
If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you decide to go, eat what is set before you, without asking any questions because of your conscience.
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But if someone tells you, "This food was offered to idols," then do not eat that food, for the sake of the one who told you and for conscience' sake---
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that is, not your own conscience, but the other person's conscience. "Well, then," someone asks, "why should my freedom to act be limited by another person's conscience?
30
If I thank God for my food, why should anyone criticize me about food for which I give thanks?"
31
Well, whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do it all for God's glory.
32
Live in such a way as to cause no trouble either to Jews or Gentiles or to the church of God.
33
Just do as I do; I try to please everyone in all that I do, not thinking of my own good, but of the good of all, so that they might be saved.
Romans 14:15-23
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If you hurt others because of something you eat, then you are no longer acting from love. Do not let the food that you eat ruin the person for whom Christ died!
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Do not let what you regard as good get a bad name.
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For God's Kingdom is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of the righteousness, peace, and joy which the Holy Spirit gives.
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And when you serve Christ in this way, you please God and are approved by others.
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So then, we must always aim at those things that bring peace and that help strengthen one another.
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Do not, because of food, destroy what God has done. All foods may be eaten, but it is wrong to eat anything that will cause someone else to fall into sin.
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The right thing to do is to keep from eating meat, drinking wine, or doing anything else that will make other believers fall.
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Keep what you believe about this matter, then, between yourself and God. Happy are those who do not feel guilty when they do something they judge is right!
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But if they have doubts about what they eat, God condemns them when they eat it, because their action is not based on faith. And anything that is not based on faith is sin.
2 Thessalonians 3:9
We did this, not because we do not have the right to demand our support; we did it to be an example for you to follow.
but I
1 Corinthians 9:27
I harden my body with blows and bring it under complete control, to keep myself from being disqualified after having called others to the contest.
Romans 7:14
We know that the Law is spiritual; but I am a mortal, sold as a slave to sin.
Hebrews 12:15
Guard against turning back from the grace of God. Let no one become like a bitter plant that grows up and causes many troubles with its poison.
Hebrews 12:16
Let no one become immoral or unspiritual like Esau, who for a single meal sold his rights as the older son.
Jude 1:12
With their shameless carousing they are like dirty spots in your fellowship meals. They take care only of themselves. They are like clouds carried along by the wind, but bringing no rain. They are like trees that bear no fruit, even in autumn, trees that have been pulled up by the roots and are completely dead.