Idols were everywhere and so were the sacrifices to them. It was almost impossible to avoid this situation in the Roman and Greek cultures. Paul deal with this in Romans 14 and the Jerusalem council prohibited this contact as recorded in Acts 15:29. Paul earlier in this book (I Cor 5:9-11) prohibited contact with idolatry. This situation was more delicate. People in that society often ate wedding meals and other social occasion meals where the meal was offered to some idol or another. The Corinthian believers were concerned about attending such functions and more so about purchasing the meat at the market that had been previously dedicated to some idol. Would they be engaging in idolatry if they ate these meals? This was the question. Much as he had begun his reply on marital questions, Paul may have quoted a Corinthian sentiment (we all possess knowledge) with which he basically agreed but which required qualification. Knowledge was essential in correctly responding to their questions but those who thought they had it did not, as Paul would show. Acting on knowledge alone without regard for God or others is empty even if one is correct in his/her knowledge Paul took the opportunity to tell them that love builds up
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