Warnings from Israel’s Past
(Numbers 16:41–50; Numbers 25:1–5)

1And I will not ye be ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2And were all immersed into Moses in the cloud, and in the sea; 3And they all ate the same spiritual food. 4And all drank the same spiritual drink: for they drank of the spiritual Rock following; and the Rock was Christ. 5But God was not contented with the most of them: for they were overthrown in the desert.

6And these things were our types, that we be not eagerly desirous of evil things, as they also eagerly desired. 7Neither be ye idolaters, as some of them; as has been written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. 8Neither should we commit fornication, as some of them committed fornication, and there fell in one day twenty-three thousand. 9Neither should we tempt Christ, as also some of them tempted, and were destroyed by serpents. 10Neither do ye murmur, as also some of them murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer. 11And all those happened types to them; and it was written for our reminding, to whom the ends of the times have arrived. 12Therefore let him seeming to stand see that he fall not. 13No temptation except human has taken you and God faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able; but with the temptation will he also make an escape, that ye may be able to bear.

Flee from Idolatry
(Exodus 20:22–26)

14Wherefore, my beloved, do ye flee from idolatry. 15As to the wise speak I; judge ye what I say. 16The cup of praise which we praise, is it not the mutual participation of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the mutual participation of the body of Christ? 17That, one bread, one body, we are many: for we all partake of one bread. 18See ye Israel according to the flesh: are not they eating the sacrifices mutual participators of the altar? 19What do I say therefore? that an idol is any thing? or that what is sacrificed to an idol is any thing? 20But, that what things they sacrifice the nations sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I will not ye be partakers of demons. 21Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: ye cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and the table of demons. 22Do we emulate the Lord? are we stronger than he?

All to God’s Glory
(1 Peter 4:1–11)

23All things are lawful to me, but all are not profitable: all things are lawful to me, but all build not the house. 24Let none seek his own, but each another's. 25Every thing being sold in the market, eat, ye, interrogating nothing through consciousness: 26For of the Lord the earth, and its fulness. 27And if any one of the unbelieving call you, and ye wish to go; every thing set before you, eat, interrogating nothing through consciousness. 28And if any one say to you, This is sacrificed to an idol, eat not, for him making it known, and consciousness: for of the Lord the earth, and its fulness: 29And consciousness, I say, not thine, but another's: for that why is my freedom judged by another's consciousness. 30And if I partake by grace, why am I defamed for what I give thanks?

31Whether therefore ye eat, whether ye drink, or what ye do, do ye all things to the glory of God. 32And be ye not molesters to the Jews, and the Greeks, and to the church of God: 33As I also please in all things to all, not seeking my advantage, but that of many, that they might be saved.