Kerneydr Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Q1. Why was Paul exhorting the Corinthians about the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons? Partaking of a cup is very meaningful and not to be taken only as symbolic or a ritual. It meant close identification. One could not be closely connected with the "Light" and the darkness at the same time so one could not partake of the cup of the Lord and then the cup of demons. What was going on in the church? Believer were involved both in the church and with pagan rituals like separate compartments in life. What was the danger to the believers? They were not "whole-heartedly" following Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerneydr Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Q1. Why was Paul exhorting the Corinthians about the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons? Partaking of a cup is very meaningful and not to be taken only as symbolic or a ritual. It meant close identification. One could not be closely connected with the "Light" and the darkness at the same time so one could not partake of the cup of the Lord and then the cup of demons. What was going on in the church? Believers were involved both in the church and with pagan rituals like separate compartments in life. What was the danger to the believers? They were not "whole-heartedly" following Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacquie7 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Paul was warning the Corinthians about the differences and dangers of partaking of both cups. He wanted them to be aware that worshipping anything other than Christ was idolatry in that one cup represented Christ and the other cup represented demons. He warned them that whichever cup they took; they not only shared in but also became closely identified with whom they were worshipping. At the time, the church was tempted to participate in idolatry by making sacrifices to various Greek and Roman gods. They were in danger of sinning against God by making sacrifices to false gods and could not partake in both and maintain a relationship with Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgandy Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Paul was exhorting the Corinthians about the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons because you cannot serve two masters. The people were partaking of the cup of the Lord and the cup of the demon. He told them that to take part in the demon worship is to become identified with this worship and it took much away from the Holy Communion. The danger to believers is that worship the idols confuses and diminishes the cup of the Lord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoanG Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Corinth was a church made up of mostly Gentile Jews. They had been under Roman rules with many of the gods and goddesses being honored within the city. To "live like a Corinthian" was to live recklessly in sin and debachery. The people were trying to honor two gods at the same time. They wanted to be part of the new Jewish faith, but they did not want to give up on their pagan ways. They did not want to live a cleaner life because they enjoyed the freedom of the Pagan ways of life. This life style would lead to the loss of the graces of God and the redemption for their sins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaineer Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Paul was making it clear to the Corinthians that they could not worship idols and the Lord.They could not serve God and the demons. The church was not practicing what Paul had taught them previously,there was greed,jealously,worshiped idols. The danger was the believers would follow the world and not God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra Grant Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 Q1. Why was Paul exhorting the Corinthians about the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons? What was going on in the church? What was the danger to the believers? 1. They could not drink from the cup of the Lord and demons. We must flee from idolatry. There is one loaf, we are many, are one body, and we all partake of the one loaf. That one loaf is Jesus. 2. Church members were tempted to participate in sacrifices to various Greek and Roman gods. 3. Taking part in various sacrifices such as Greek and Roman gods is to become sharers closely identified and sacrificed to demons that are the spiritual reality behind false gods. They risk being judged and punished by God because he is a jealous God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.B Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 Why was Paul exhorting the Corinthians about the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons? Because they (we) cannot serve two masters. Nor, are we to "be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? (2Co 6:14) What was going on in the church? They were toying with the temptation to mix idolatry with Christianity and ignoring God's provision to escape the temptation. (Col 3:5) What was the danger to the believers? Provoking God to jealousy as the children of Israel did in the wilderness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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