1 Corinthians 8:4-7 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world… I. ITS FOLLY. 1. An idol is a thing of the imagination. 2. For there is but one God. 3. He is incapable of any representation. II. ITS FORMS. Manifold. 1. Among the heathen. 2. Among professed Christians, as — (1) Love of the world. (2) Undue attachment or subservience to the creature. (3) Forgetfulness of God. III. ITS ANTIDOTE Consider — 1. His true character. 2. His relation to His people. 3. His revelation in Christ. (J. Lyth, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. |
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