We are all in the public eye. Some more than others; some less. But we are all being watched by others. Paul warns us here that while we are free from the law that doesn't mean that we are free to do anything that pleases us. We have a responsibility to build each other up.
In Paul's example, he talks about food sacrificed to idols. The food itself is not any different before or after it is sacrificed. At all times it is good to eat and healthy for you, but once it's been sacrificed, some people have a hard time seeing it just as food. To them eating it would be the same as worshipping that idol, so while it may not be a problem for you, it could be a problem for someone watching you.
Truly, we should each try to help one another grow in spiritual maturity, but we don't have to make any uncomfortable in that process. What are some things in your life that might be causing issues for others that are observing your life?
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the wine rack in my house disturbs Ben's mom and she thinks that it makes others think that we like to drink all the time...it is really just decoration and I think it looks cool....I hate the way wine tastes, but I like the bottles. So, she has told us it offends her, but I refuse to get rid of it. I will keep praying about it though
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