PASSAGE: Food Sacrificed to Idols
MEMORY VERSE: "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Psalm 46:10
NOTES: (v.1) "Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up."
(v.8) "But food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do."
(v.3) "But the man who loves God is known by God."
(v. 13) "Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to fall." --Reminds me of Romans 14:15 "If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died."
In both these verses, Paul write of a drastically different kind of love that most people aren't accustomed to. Instead of acting on what is convenient for myself, the Bible calls us to act on what can help my neighbors, for "love builds up."
ACT OF LOVE: Today was similar to yesterday in that I helped a bit in the morning with taking care of/entertaining the baby when my sister and mother were busy packing/cooking. Also, today my dad left for China again, and so I accompanied my parents to the airport even though his flight was at 1 a.m.
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