For if someone sees you, who have knowledge, dining in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols?Growing up, we had a "rule" in my family that we didn't go out on Sundays, except to church. We didn't go out to lunch with other people afterwards, or stop at the grocery store on the way home, or anything like that. The explanation given was that the people doing those things meant that those stores and restaurants had to be open, and therefore people had to be working there, which prevented them from going to church.
What wasn't said was that it was my Dad's consideration that those activities were kind of violating the commandment to keep the Sabbath holy. As I realized that growing up, it kind of put me into an uncertain position, because I also knew the principle behind this verse, and felt like Dad thought those who did go out were compromising their beliefs. On the other hand, I knew of this verse, and could never quite figure out whether it was my dad or everyone else who had the weaker conscience; as time has gone on, I've leaned toward it being my dad, yet I still operate by the same principle in my life.
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