1 Coríntios 8
David Guzik · Citado em PreceptAustin
1 Coríntios 8
Guzik - Both knowledge and love have an effect on our lives in that each of them make something grow. The difference between puffs up and edifies is striking; it is the difference between a bubble and a building. Some Christians grow, others just swell! Paul points out the problem with knowledge by itself (especially related to spiritual matters) is that, if it is not balance, it has the tendency to make one prideful, puffed up, and thinking he knows everything there is to know about a subject, especially in spiritual subjects. In short knowledge unbalanced by supernatural love continually (present tense) has the effect of making a person arrogant. We have undoubtedly all fallen into this fleshly trap in our spiritual walk and become judgmental or critical in spirit spirit (SPEAKING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE). THOUGHT - Just wondering about grace and knowledge (Be a Berean as you read my thoughts). As I meditated on this passage, another passage came to mind 2 Peter 3:18+ which is a command to "grow (present imperative ) in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen." Note the strategic placement of grace before knowledge. These puffed up saints were filled with knowledge but deficient in grace! They failed to understand that grace governs knowledge and knowledge that is unfettered and masquerading as liberty or freedom is not true knowledge of Christ Who was the essence of grace upon grace and the epitome of knowledge. As a result, the arrogant believers abused grace and tore down (either by their words or their actions - e.g., eating idol meat in front of the weaker brother) the less knowledgeable (weak) brethren. The irony is that the weak brethren were also deficient in their understanding of grace, and how a true understanding of grace would have set them free from their overscrupulous conscience. In short Peter's prayer for continued growth in grace and knowledge would be apropos for both the strong and the weak, for they both needed a better understanding of grace to guide their proper use of knowledge.
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Guzik - If meat is offered to Zeus, there is no real Zeus. There is no other God but one. “He” is only one of the so-called gods. “There are many images that are supposed to be representations of divinities: but these divinities are nothing, the figments of mere fancy; and these images have no corresponding realities.” (Clarke) Even though the statues of the gods lined the marketplace of Corinth and were made from marble, copper, gold, silver, ivory, or wood, with eyes made out of precious stones, they could not see. They were not real.
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Guzik - What about Biblical passages which some take to suggest there are other gods? For example, in John 10:34, Jesus quotes Psalm 82:6–8, in saying You are gods. But the judges of Psalm 82 were called “gods” because in their office they determined the fate of other men. Also, in Exodus 21:6 and 22:8–9, God calls earthly judges “gods.” In John 10, Jesus is saying “if God gives these unjust judges the title ‘gods’ because of their office, why do you consider it blasphemy that I call Myself the ‘Son of God’ in light of the testimony regarding Me and My works?” Jesus is not taking the you are gods of Psalm 82 and applying it to all humanity or to all believers. The use of gods in Psalm 82 was a metaphor.i. As well, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Paul calls Satan the god of this age. Certainly, he does not mean Satan is a true god, a rival god to the Lord God. Satan can be called the god of this age because he is regarded as a god by so many people ILLUSTRATION - A singular phenomenon, known as the Spectre of the Brocken, is seen on a certain mountain in Germany. The traveller who at dawn stands on the topmost ridge beholds a colossal shadowy spectre, moving on the summits of the distant hills. But, in fact, it is only his own shadow projected upon the morning mists by the rising sun; and it imitates, of course, every movement of its creator. So heathen nations have mistaken their own image for Deity (cf Romans 1:22-23+ ). Their gods display human frailties and passions and scanty virtues, projected and magnified upon the heavens, just as the small figures on the slide of a magic-lantern are projected, magnified, and illuminated upon a white sheet. 1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, Amplified - For although there may be so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many of them, both of gods and of lords and masters, ICB It is really not important if there are things called gods, in heaven or on earth. (And there are many things that people call "gods" and "lords.") NLT (original edition) According to some people, there are many so-called gods and many lords, both in heaven and on earth. NLT 1 Corinthians 8:5 There may be so-called gods both in heaven and on earth, and some people actually worship many gods and many lords. ESV 1 Corinthians 8:5 For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth-- as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"-- NIV 1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"), GNT 1 Corinthians 8:5 καὶ γὰρ εἴπερ εἰσὶν λεγόμενοι θεοὶ εἴτε ἐν οὐρανῷ εἴτε ἐπὶ γῆς, ὥσπερ εἰσὶν θεοὶ πολλοὶ καὶ κύριοι πολλοί, KJV 1 Corinthians 8:5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) YLT 1 Corinthians 8:5 for even if there are those called gods, whether in heaven, whether upon earth -- as there are gods many and lords many -- ASV 1 Corinthians 8:5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there are gods many, and lords many; CSB 1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth-- as there are many "gods" and many "lords"-- NKJ 1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords), NRS 1 Corinthians 8:5 Indeed, even though there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth-- as in fact there are many gods and many lords-- NAB 1 Corinthians 8:5 Indeed, even though there are so-called gods in heaven and on earth (there are, to be sure, many "gods" and many "lords"), NJB 1 Corinthians 8:5 Though there are so-called gods, in the heavens or on earth -- and there are plenty of gods and plenty of lords- GWN 1 Corinthians 8:5 People may say that there are gods in heaven and on earth-many gods and many lords, as they would call them. BBE 1 Corinthians 8:5 For though there are those who have the name of gods, in heaven or on earth, as there are a number of gods and a number of lords, are so-called gods: De 10:17 Jer 2:11,28 11:13 Da 5:4 Joh 10:34,35 Ga 4:8 2Th 2:4 1 Corinthians 8 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries For even if (see IF above) there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords - Paul has just clearly stated the idols are not gods. So what is he saying here? The point is that both the Greeks and the Romans had many so-called gods and worshipped them as gods and lords. They even had gods known as the unknown god to cover any gods one might have missed (Acts 17:23). He says these gods exist in name only; but they are devoid of authenticity. In other words Paul acknowledges that there were many so-called gods in Greek and Roman mythology (list of Roman "deities"), some supposedly living in heaven, and others on earth (and the sea), but in reality in neither heaven or earth (or the sea) because they did not actually exist!. Paul is not acknowledging that they are real gods and lords, for he qualifies that in the next verse repeating that there is only one true God. Arnold - while there are no deities behind these idols, Paul tells us there are supernatural beings (demons) who are behind them. “No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons.” (1 Cor. 10:20). (1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Questionable Practices At Corinth) Henry