Paul references many interesting topics in today's reading. Christians suing each other, singleness/marriage, divorce and pastoral salaries are just some of the of the topics Paul addresses in this section of Corinthians. Many of these topics are too weighty to address in a 10 minute blog submission.
Near the end of Chapter 8, Paul speaks of our duty to weaker brothers/sisters in Christ. I have included the passage below.
9Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak. 10For if anyone with a weak conscience sees you who have this knowledge eating in an idol's temple, won't he be emboldened to eat what has been sacrificed to idols? 11So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge. 12When you sin against your brothers in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. 13Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to fall.
Are there things I do, ways I act, jokes I tell that, while perhaps not forbidden in scripture are causing an unbeliever at work or a weaker Christian to "stumble"? One example is my tendency to lose my temper on the tennis court. Cursing is not a part of my McEnroe repertoire, but I am still prone to an angry shout or toss of the racquet. Several of the guys I play tennis with are not church goers and one in particular is antagonistic to the Christian faith. My child-like displays of temper are certainly not the proper reflection of Christ in my life. I have a duty to modify that behavior as to bring glory to God. Are there things in your life that are a stumbling block for others?
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