Given the weak conscience of some, the church must let itself be guided not first of all by knowledge, but by love. This is the central appeal of 1 Corinthians 8:8–13. If a believer would let himself be guided by knowledge alone, there would be no obvious reason to abstain from food that was offered to idols. After all, food in itself makes no difference to one’s standing before God.
8 Ce n'est pas un aliment qui nous rapproche de Dieu: si nous en mangeons, nous n'avons rien de plus; si nous n'en mangeons pas, nous n'avons rien de moins.