Therefore let him who thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall' 1 Cor 10:12

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Therefore let him who thinks he stands, take
heed lest he fall. 1 Cor 1012
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Let Him Who Thinks He Stands

• Chapters 8 10 of 1 Corinthians is Pauls answer
  to their question about eating meat offered to
  idols.
• Some of the Corinthians were not only eating the
  idols meat but were going as far as eating the
  meat in the idols temple.

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Let Him Who Thinks He Stands

• Some of the Corinthians were not only eating the
  idols meat but were going as far as eating the
  meat in the idols temple. The reason they felt
  they could do this was
• They had knowledge 1 Cor 81
• They knew the idol was nothing 1 Cor 84
• Meat doesnt commend us to God 1 Cor 88
• All things are lawful 1 Cor 1023

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Take Heed Lest He Fall

• But Paul answers their arguments
• Yes they had knowledge but they didnt have love
  1 Cor 81-4
• Love is a better guide since its focus on others
  and not self 1 Cor 89-13
• Paul shows a life of self denial to encourage
  them to deny self 1 Cor 9

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Take Heed Lest He Fall

• But Paul answers their arguments
• Flee from idolatry 1 Cor 1014
• Dont have fellowship with demons 1 Cor 1020,
  21
• For conscience sake dont ask if meat was offered
  to idols 1 Cor 1025
• Whatever you do, do it to the glory of God 1
  Cor 1031

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• We too have our own idols temple that we enter
  based on our knowledge
• but the warning is the same for us as it was for
  the Corinthians
• Let him who thinks he stands,take heed lest he
  fall.

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• The Temple of Gossip

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The Temple of Gossip

• The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily,
  and they go down into a person's innermost
  being. Pro 188 (GW)
• A gossip separates the closest of friends. Pro
  1628 (GW)
• The gossip spreads its venom without regards for
  others.

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• The Temple of Possessions

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The Temple of Possessions

• "You shall not covet your neighbor's house nor
  anything that is your neighbor's." Exo 2017
• Stuffitis is a disease that will lay waste to
  your life and its relationships.

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• The Temple of Wealth

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The Temple of Wealth

• For what profit is it to a man if he gains the
  whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will
  a man give in exchange for his soul? Matt 1626
• In this life men and woman have exchanged long
  hours of work in order to have boats, cars,
  houses, designer clothes, vacations, TVs, ball
  games, hobbies, etc., for their souls and the
  souls of their families.

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• The Temple of Lust

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The Temple of Lust

• For all that is in the worldthe lust of the
  flesh, the lust of the eyes And the world is
  passing away, and the lust of it 1 John 216,
  17
• How can any man think enough of himself to eye a
  woman and not be tempted to lust. Pornography is
  a plague on our society today.
• Ladies do you consider your brothers or others
  when you dress?

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• The Temple of Alcohol

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The Temple of Alcohol

• Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it
  sparkles in the cup, When it swirls around
  smoothly At the last it bites like a serpent,
  And stings like a viper. Your eyes will see
  strange things, And your heart will utter
  perverse things. Yes, you will be like one who
  lies down in the midst of the sea, Or like one
  who lies at the top of the mast, saying They
  have struck me, but I was not hurt They have
  beaten me, but I did not feel it. When shall I
  awake, that I may seek another drink? Proverbs
  2331-35

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• Flee Idolatry!
• Keep Running From the Idols Temple