Liberty and Conscience (1 Cor. 10:14-11:1)

[Sung Psalm: 24]

Food and worship are intimately connected. Even today.

We don’t see many altars for sacrifice in the modern world. But think about our obsession with food – with diet: if you eat this sort of diet, then you might live another 10 years! That may not sound like a very good religion (compared to the promise of eternal life!), but then again, if there is no resurrection – if this life is all you have, then 10 more years might be the best you can get!

But Paul, back in 1 Corinthians 6:13, dealt with this: “‘Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food’ – and God will destroy both one and the other.” Food is a good thing – created by God for our benefit – but food is a servant, not our master.

Some people need to be on carefully restricted diets – and that’s fine! – but we need to remember that our chief end is not to live as long as we can but to glorify God and to enjoy him forever!