1 Corinthians 7:25-40 & 8:1-13

Yeah I missed Saturday again. I do apologize. The scripture for Saturday(7:25-40) is really a continuation and repetition of what was said earlier in the chapter. So I won't dwell on it.


Chapter 8 starts off with something I don 't agree with but it must be true if it is in the Bible. It says; "We know that we all posses knowledge." I would challenge Paul on that by showing him some people that I know, but that's not really relevant to what Paul is getting at. This whole chapter is pretty short and can be summed up like this. "Don't do something that is going to cause someone else to sin." Even if it isn't a sin for you, it might be for someone else, or it might lead someone down a road that they don't want to go.

What do I mean when I say a sin for someone and not for someone else? Does that mean some people can't do things that I can do or visa versa. Well somewhat. Say for instance someone got in trouble and they got on probation from the court. Part of their probation might be that they can't carry or use a weapon. Carrying a weapon isn't a sin, its not illegal. But if it is in your probation that you can't, then it is a sin to do so. If I was to temp my friend to use my gun or to carry it for me ( I know this probably happens everyday in your life) then I am sinning by causing him to sin.

I had some Christian friends that would always do this to me. I knew I had to do homework or be home by a certain time and they would pressure me to stay up or do something with them. They were sinning by doing this. Maybe you pressure your friends to do something against their parents will? Maybe it is something with school? I don't know what it is for you (hopefully not guns) but some of us might need to work on this whole thing of not making our friends sin.