A Guide to Navigating the Dangers and Wonders of Christian Liberty
May 7, 2023
KEY SCRIPTURE
1 Corinthians 10:1-11:1
1 Corinthians 10:1-5
For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
In Order to Navigate the Dangers and Wonders of Christian Liberty Don’t Take Anything for Granted
Israel’s Blessings
Supernatural Guidance (v. 1)
Miraculous Deliverance (v. 1)
Spiritually Connected to Moses (v. 2)
Sustenance Provided by God (v. 3)
1 Corinthians 10:6-11
Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.
Israel’s Failures
Idolatry (v.7)
Sexual Immorality (v. 8)
Testing God (v. 9)
Grumbling and Complaining (v. 10)
1 Corinthians 10:12-13
Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
In Order to Navigate the Dangers and Wonders of Christian Liberty Always be Ready to Run for Your Life
1 Corinthians 1:23-24
“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.
In Order to Navigate the Dangers and Wonders of Christian Liberty, Behavior that Does Not Help Others Should be Avoided
1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved. Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
Use Your Christian Liberty to Glorify God
Don’t Allow Your Christian Liberty to Drive People Away from Christ
Your Christian Liberty Can be a Tool to Help Others Find Christ
1 Timothy 2:4
This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Use Jesus Christ as a Model for Your Behavior