We are now in chapter 8. For the past three chapters, Paul walked us through purity in the church, purity in the personal life, and purity in the home. Today he turns to a question that may sound strange to American ears in the twenty-first century — but is, at its heart, one of the most relevant chapters Paul ever wrote. The question: can a Christian eat meat that has been sacrificed to an idol? And behind that question lies a deeper one — when my freedom in Christ might wound the conscience of my brother, what do I do?