“and through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?”
1 Corinthians 8:11 KJV
Paul decries pride and tells the Corinthian church that their “superior knowledge” is actually causing the ruin of someone for whom Christ died. When you become superior, you are influencing someone to exchange their new found belief in the sacrifice of Christ to become involved again in pagan worship and the sacrifice of animals as well as superstition. Speaking the truth in the humility of love is far more persuasive than the arrogance of intellectualism! No one can reason out the awesome sacrifice of the Lamb of God and the forgiveness of sins. This is the glorious Gospel - that Jesus died, was buried, and rose again the third day to bring humanity back to God. Let’s give the glorious Gospel with the love of God in our hearts! Amen!
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