Idol worship
There is no idol as God in the world, and there is no god but one. 1 Corinthians 8: 4
There was a lot of idolatry going on in Corinth, and it held community feasts on special occasions. The entire city was taking part in the event. Some of the learned Christians used to dine in the temple of idols during this feast, while some were in a dilemma because they thought that the deity lived in the idol and if we ate it, it would defile
us. People, who consider themselves scholars because of their theology support their eating and drinking, saying that the idol is zero, that eating and drinking make no difference, to prove their thoughts they used to quote the following bible verses, “To whom will you compare God? What image will you compare him to? As for an idol, a craft worker casts it. And a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and fashions silver chains for it. A man too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot. He looks for a skilled craft worker to set up an idol that will not topple. To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal? Says the Holy One, lift your eyes and look to the heaven, who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name, because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing,” Isaiah 40: 18-20, 25-26. There is no comparison between God and idols, but for worldly people or religion, they are gods, and this aspect affects our new brothers and sisters. Saint Paul feared that because of these scholars who considered themselves wise, the brothers and sisters in a dilemma would stumble and go after useless things again. Therefore, he urges these scholars to treat their brothers and sisters with love. For them, stay away from such things. The Christian life is never self-centred, it is a life built on community duties. Your knowledge, strength, spiritual gifts are all meant to be used for the upliftment of spiritual brothers and sisters. Saint Paul says, “Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again so that I will not cause them to fall.” 1 Corinthians 8:13.PRAYER: Lord Jesus, help me carry out my spiritual duty properly. I ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.
