Sermons / Sermon Discussion | 1st Corinthians: Part 17 - 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1

Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 Main Idea: A Maturing Church governs their liberties in Christ by following the example of Christ Application Questions: 1. Unbeliever, will you trust in Christ who gave up His rights to save you? 2. Believer, are you willing to follow the example of Jesus, giving up your rights for the glory of God and the good of others? Does the Action F.A.I.L. the test? Is it: Forbidden Addictive Idolatrous Lacking Consideration Questions: I have a question about the distinction between heart idols and religious idols (false gods). Did a person ever truly worship a false god or did they worship the things (e.g. power, fertility) that they believed the false god could give them? How much of a difference is there between the modern Christian trying to root out heart idols in his/her life and the ancient surrounded by other faiths? Paul encourages avoiding “witch-hunts” for conscience-related details but where is the line between being discerning and this kind of “helpful ignorance”, if you will? Can you dig a bit deeper on what it means to love my neighbor? Who is my neighbor and how do I love them? You mentioned the F.A.I.L. test, and I was wondering what the difference is between “Forbidden” (“Does Scripture tell me not to do it?”) and “Idolatrous” (“Would I be participating in something clearly against God?”). It seems like if Scripture tells us not to do something, then it would already be participating in something clearly against God. Could you explain the difference between those two parts of the F.A.I.L. test? How should we as a church (and the smaller groups within) think biblically about “community bonding events,” things we have the “right” to do, but may be unhelpful or otherwise distracting. Potentially touchey examples being: super bowl watch parties or March madness brackets. Are hobbies/interests such as sports potentially “acceptable idols” that the church body may be unintentionally encouraging? How are we to guard ourselves against things we are all apt to bond over, talk about and spend our time/resources towards instead of exclusively the great commission and being resolved to know nothing but Christ and Christ crucified? Should we just run it thru the FAIL test or leave it up to each individual? Thank you for listening and sending in your questions. As a reminder you can send your questions to SermonQuestions@ubcbeavercreek.com!