10:4 And they all drank of the one drink of The Spirit, for they were drinking from The Rock of The Spirit, which was with them, but that Rock was The Messiah.
10:5 But God was not pleased with the multitude of them, for they fell in the wilderness.
10:6 But these things are an example for us that we would not be lusting for evil, just as they lusted.
10:7 Neither should we be Servants of idols, even as also some of them served, according to what is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink and they arose to play games.”
10:8 And neither should we commit fornication as some of them fornicated and 23,000 fell in one day.
10:9 Neither should we tempt The Messiah as some of them tempted and serpents destroyed them.
10:10 Neither should we complain as some of them complained and they were destroyed by the destroyer.
10:11 But all these things that occurred to them were for our example and it was written for our admonition, for their end of the world has come upon us.
10:12 From now on, whoever thinks that he stands, let him beware lest he fall.
10:13 No temptation has come upon you except that of the children of men, but God is faithful, who shall not allow you to be tempted more than whatever you are able, but shall make an exit for your temptation, so that you can endure.
10:14 Because of this, my beloved, flee from the service of idols.
10:15 I speak as to the wise. Judge whatever I say.
10:16 The cup of thanksgiving that we bless, is it not the partaking of The Presence of the blood of The Messiah? And is not our breaking of bread the sharing in The Presence of the body of The Messiah?
10:17 Just as that is one bread, and thus we are all one body, for we all receive from that which is one bread.
10:18 Behold Israel in the flesh. Have not those who eat sacrifices been partakers of the altar?
10:19 What therefore do I say? Is an idol anything, or is the sacrifice of an idol anything? No!
10:20 But that which the pagans sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God; but I do not want you to be partakers with demons.
10:21 You cannot drink the cup of our Lord and of the cup of demons, and you cannot share in the table of our Lord and in the table of demons.
10:22 Or do we make our Lord envious? Are we stronger than he?
10:23 Everything is legal to me, but not everything is advantageous. Everything is legal to me, but not everything edifies.
10:24 No man should seek what is selfish, but every person also what is for his neighbor.
10:25 Everything that is sold in the butcher's shop you may eat without inquiry because of conscience.
10:26 For The Earth is THE LORD JEHOVAH's with its fullness.
10:27 But if a man who is a pagan invites you and you wish to go, eat everything set before you without inquiry for the sake of conscience.
10:28 But if a man should say to you, “This has been sacrificed”, you should not eat because of that which he said to you and because of conscience.
10:29 But conscience, I say, not your own, but his who told you; for, why is my liberty judged by the conscience of others?
10:30 If I behave with grace, why am I blasphemed because of that for which I give thanks?
10:31 Whether you eat therefore or drink, or if you do anything, you shall do everything for the glory of God.
10:32 Be without violation to the Jews and to the Aramaeans and to the Church of God,
10:33 As I also please everyone in everything and seek not my own advantage, but whatever is advantageous for the many, that they may have life.
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