1 Corinthians 10:1

I want you to remember, brothers. In the final verse of the previous chapter, Paul mentioned the possibility of himself being rejected. This is not an unreal fear, as the history of Israel shows. The false teacher at Corinth had taught that when you turned to Christ, you became such a favorite of God that He would not be angry with you if you joined in the feasts in the idol's temple. "In this way you would build good will, and save yourself from persecution." The Corinthians must have asked Paul: (1) Is it all right to join in the feasts in the idol's temple? (2) Is it all right to buy meat in the market, which has been sacrificed to idols? (3) When invited to the home of an unbeliever, could they eat meat there which had been sacrificed to an idol? Schaff says: "It is worthy of note that he selects his examples from that part of Israelitish history which has an analogy in the baptismal commencement and the eucharistic nourishment of the Christian life."