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Podcast: Parish Presbyterian Church
Episode: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Knowing and Loving
Description: In 1 Corinthians 8, Paul develops a principle that he has set out in the previous chapters: dealing with interactions between brethren with wisdom and care. Just as he answers questions on human relationships with pastoral tenderness in chapter 7, here the apostle deals with a religious controversy with practical wisdom: the more mature should not wound their weaker brethren by flaunting their freedom (vs. 9), while the weak should not bind the consciences of the mature (vs. 8). This kind of wisdom does not come easily to us, so we seek the Lord for it several times throughout the service. We pray (in...