The There are some people who dismiss Christianity saying it is

overly restrictive. Others claim that Christianity offers total freedom.

So how are we as Christians at liberty to live?

Today on Truth for Life,

Alistirbegg explores the true nature of Christian freedom as he begins a study in First Corinthians.

First Corinthians chapter 8 and verse 1 reminds us of the fact that Paul has been

answering some specific questions that have come to him from these

Corinthian believers. They had written to him about some specific practical issues

of Christian living. In coming to chapter 8 and verse 1, he now begins to address with them another question that

was obviously a matter of great concern, and to it we are introduced in the phrase which leads up to this first colon. Now about food sacrificed to

idols. I called our study this evening the nature of Christian freedom. I thought it would look better on the tape and in the tape catalog than food sacrifice to idols.

Because after all, I don't think any of us probably have given any attention whatsoever

to the whole concept of food sacrifice to idols, certainly not in the last week,

and maybe not even in the last lifetime. And so when we open here and we turn to Chapter 8 and we read

the first phrase where our immediate reaction is, well let's skip that part because we're not into food that is has been

sacrificed to idols and were made very aware of the fact that Paul is addressing a

context in 1st century Corinth and we know ourselves to be living in Cleveland.

However, I hope we will discover as we go through the chapter that the wider issue to which we are introduced by means of this phrase

is vitally relevant, confronting as it does with the whole issue of freedom.

What am I as a Christian free to do? How does my freedom affect other people? How is my freedom

to be limited by other people? It's a concern in many of our lives and it is a subject of great confusion.

So let me go through this with you as best I can,

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