1 Corinthians 8 - The Basis for Christian Behaviour
Speaker: Michael Hargraves
Service: Engage
The Basis for Christian Behaviour – Love, Knowledge or Rights
1 Corinthians 8
Introduction – Ethics & The issue (food sacrificed to idols)
1. Knowledge (as the Basis of Christian Behaviour)
a. The principle
• An idol is nothing (v. 4a)
• There is but one God (v. 4b)
• Food does not bring us nearer to God (v. 8)
• A Christian is free then to eat meat offered to idols (v. 9)
b. The principle of knowledge applied (v.9-12, 7)
c. Knowledge – an incomplete principle (vs. 1, 2)
2. Love (as the Basis of Christian Behaviour)
a. The principle (vs.1)
b. The principle of love applied (13)
c. Love – a principle for the community of believers
3. Love for God (as the Origin of Christian behaviour) (v. 3, 6) (Deut 6:1-9)
How should we now live? Matt 22:37-39 (My prayer: Phil 1:9)Duration: 29:43 | Download mp3 | (0) Comments | Permalink
