Thursday, July 2 Concerning the eating of food offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world.​—1 Cor. 8:4.

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Thursday, July 2

Concerning the eating of food offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world.—1 Cor. 8:4.

 

Immature Christians often struggle when faced with situations that call for reasoning on Bible principles and applying them. If no Bible law exists, some might feel that they can do whatever they want. Others might ask for a rule when no rule is required. For instance, Christians in Corinth apparently asked the apostle Paul for a rule about whether they could eat food that had been offered to an idol. Rather than tell them what to do, Paul acknowledged the role of the conscience and the fact that each person has a “right to choose.” He reasoned on principles that would allow each individual to be at peace with his conscience while not stumbling others. (1 Cor. 8:7-9) Paul was thus helping the Corinthians to grow up spiritually so that they could use their own powers of discernment instead of depending on someone else or simply looking for rules. w24.04 5 ¶14

 

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Spiritual maturity is not measured by how many rules we cam memorize, but by how rather how we apply Bible principles, train our conscience, and consider the effect our choices have on others.