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Sep 11, 2016

The Law of Liberty in Light of Love

Passage: 1 Corinthians 10:22-33

Preacher: Pastor Tim W. Young

Series: God's Love Letter to an Unlovely Church

Category: 1 Corinthians

Summary:

Main Text - 1 Corinthians 10:22-33; OT Reading - Psalm 24:1-10; NT Reading - 1 Corinthians 10:22-33

Detail:

"God’s Love Letter To an Unlovely Church”

“The Law of Liberty In Light of Love”

1 Corinthians 10:23-33

 

When You Lack the Rigtht Verse to Do the Right Thing, Find the Right Principle

 

  1. Guiding Principles for Gray Areas -

 

               A Corinthian motto goes too far

 

                               Vss 23-24

 

               Correction from God’s Word –  

 

               Three Principles -

 

                              Is it Good for you –

 

                              Is it Good for others –   Vss 32-33 - Situation Ethics?

 

                              Does it glorify God   -  vs 31  

 

                                              Why food and drink –                                                 

                                                           

  1. Contemporary Application To Gray Areas

 

               Vss 25-28 - Paul is no  

 

                               Who is the  “someone”  

 

                              Pagan host  

 

                              Weak new Christian guest – vs 29 -

              

               This is Paul!!!  Vss. 25 & 27

                               

  1. Vital Distinction for Gray Areas

                

               Vss 29-30 - The key to this is who does “HIS” refer to?

 

                              The Weak Brother or the Strong Legalist?

 

                              The issue in Vss 29-30 is Causing to…                    vss being…  

              

                              The issue with the weaker bother is  

                              The issue of the strong legalist is not  

              

               However, we are not to practice our liberty in an…