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1 Corinthians 10 23-1 Corinthians 10 33
All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor’s good.Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience’ sake;for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.If one of them that believe not biddeth you to a feast, and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience’ sake.But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience’ sake:conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other’s; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?If I partake with thankfulness, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God:even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.
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1 Corinthians 9 27
but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
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Romans 14:14-23
I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: save that to him who accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.Let not then your good be evil spoken of:for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.For he that herein serveth Christ is well- pleasing to God, and approved of men.So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.Overthrow not for meat’s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he approveth.But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
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1 Corinthians 8 7-1 Corinthians 8 13
Howbeit there is not in all men that knowledge: but some, being used until now to the idol, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.For if a man see thee who hast knowledge sitting at meat in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth, the brother for whose sake Christ died.And thus, sinning against the brethren, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, ye sin against Christ.Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.
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2 Thessalonians 3 9
not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.
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Hebrews 12:15-16
looking carefully lest there be any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled;lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one mess of meat sold his own birthright.
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1 Corinthians 8 4
Concerning therefore the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no God but one.
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Romans 7:14
For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
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Jude 1:12
These are they who are hidden rocks in your love- feasts when they feast with you, shepherds that without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
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1 Corinthians 9 12
If others partake of this right over you, do not we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right; but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
