{For why is my liberty judged by another conscience?}
(hina ti gar h(8820)eleutheria mou krinetai hupo all(8873)
suneid(8873)e(9373);). Supply gen(8874)ai (deliberative subjunctive) after
i. Paul deftly puts himself in the place of the strong brother
at such a banquet who is expected to conform his conscience to
that of the weak brother who makes the point about a particular
piece of meat. It is an abridgment of one's personal liberty in
the interest of the weak brother. Two individualities clash. The
only reason is love which builds up ( 8:2 and all of chapter
1Co 13 ). There is this eternal collision between the forces of
progress and reaction. If they work together, they must consider
the welfare of each other.
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