But I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
‘Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and have put their sinful stumbling blocks in front of themselves. Should I actually let them enquire of me?
‘See to it that you don’t despise one of these little ones, because I tell you that in heaven their angels continually view the face of my Father in heaven. ,
Because they ministered to the house of Israel before their idols and became a sinful stumbling block to them, therefore I swore an oath against them’ #– #this is the declaration of the Lord God #– #‘that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity.
But if someone says to you, ‘This is food from a sacrifice’, do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience.
Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elements of the world, rather than Christ.