Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak. For if anyone who has a weak conscience sees you who have this knowledge eating in an idol’s temple, won’t he be emboldened to eat what has been sacrificed to idols? So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge. When you sin against your brothers in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to fall  (1 Corinthians 8:9-13).

It’s not about who is right and who is wrong.

It’s about loving your brother.

Consider this: you know that God does not forbid drinking–only being drunk. So you can go to a party and drink responsibly and know that you are fine with God. But a brother is there who is convinced that drinking is wrong. Watching you drink makes him feel like he is a wuss for not drinking, but he still thinks it would be a sin for him to drink. He is conflicted, and tempted, and a mess.

Hey, you think to yourself, it’s not my problem.

Except it is.

Because he’s your brother.

Yes, you’re right

But

Is being right worth it?

Happy Friday, Beloved