Sunday Bulletin April 19 2026pdf
Craig A. Brittingham, Pastor
Hillside Baptist Church
April 19, 2026
“Do All for God’s Glory” – 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1
All Things Are Lawful (except the things that aren’t)
* All the things not prohibited in the Word of God are lawful.
* The Christian has the liberty to participate in any activity which the Bible does not condemn as sin.
* The specific issue in Corinth at the time Paul wrote this letter was whether or not a Christian was permitted to eat meat that had previously been offered to idols (8:1).
* His concern in this passage was not to offend others or to hinder the spiritual growth of another Christian who thought it was wrong to eat idol meat.
* We see this concern at the beginning and at the end of this passage (vv. 23-24 and 32-33).
Of the Things that Are Lawful, Do Whatever You Want
* “EAT WHATEVER is sold in the meat market…” (vs. 25)
* “EAT WHATEVER is set before you…” (vs. 27)
* We may do anything not prohibited by the Scriptures unless someone is present that we might offend (vs. 28).
* We must not knowingly participate in something by which our. liberty may be judged or by which we might be evil spoken of by someone who might be offended (vv. 29-30)
Whatever You do, Do It to the Glory of God
* Doing all to the glory of God includes refraining from an activity that may hinder the spiritual growth of a Chirstian or the conversion of an unbeliever.
* In a similar context we read, “For even Christ did not please Himself.” (Rom. 15:3)
Questions
1. According to the Westminster Shorter Catechism, what is th chief end of man?
2. What does it mean to glorify God?
3. What does Paul mean by “All things are lawful for me”?
4. How does Paul’s quotation from Psalm 24:1 contribute to his argument, “the earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness”?
5. Eating idol meat is not an issue today. What are some of the issues today over which we must be concerned not to offend others?