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| 1 The question keeps coming up regarding meat that has been offered up to an idol: Should you attend meals where such meat is served, or not? We sometimes tend to think we know all we need to know to answer these kinds of questions - | 1 Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. |
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