1 Corintios 8:8

8 Es cierto que no podemos obtener la aprobación de Dios por lo que comemos. No perdemos nada si no lo comemos, y no ganamos nada si lo comemos.

1 Corintios 8:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 8:8

But meat commendeth us not to God
These words are said by the apostle, either as expressing the argument of such as had knowledge in favour of themselves, that what they did was a thing indifferent, by which they were made neither better nor worse; nor did they look upon it as meritorious, or expect any favour from God on account of it, and therefore were not to be blamed for using their liberty in the manner they did: or else they are spoken by him as his own sense: and the meaning is, that eating of meat, any sort of meat, and so that which is offered to idols, or abstinence from it, neither one nor the other recommends any to the love and favour of God; (abrqm al) , "does not bring near", or give access to God, as the Syriac version renders the phrase; does not ingratiate any into his affectionate regards, or make them acceptable unto him:

for neither if we eat are we the better;
or "abound", not in earthly but spiritual things, in the graces of the Spirit, and particularly in the esteem and good will of God, upon which such an action can have no influence:

neither if we eat not are we the worse;
or are deficient; meaning not in temporal things, but, as before, in spiritual; true grace and piety are not a whit the less; nor are such persons less in the love and favour of God, which is not to be known and judged of by any such action, or the omission of it.

1 Corintios 8:8 In-Context

6 Pero nosotros sabemos que hay sólo un Dios, el Padre, quien creó todo, y vivimos para él; y hay sólo un Señor, Jesucristo, mediante el cual Dios hizo todas las cosas y mediante el cual nos ha dado vida.

7 Sin embargo, no todos los creyentes saben esto. Algunos están acostumbrados a pensar que los ídolos son reales, entonces, cuando comen un alimento que fue ofrecido a ídolos, lo consideran adoración a dioses verdaderos, y violan su débil conciencia.

8 Es cierto que no podemos obtener la aprobación de Dios por lo que comemos. No perdemos nada si no lo comemos, y no ganamos nada si lo comemos.

9 Pero ustedes deben tener cuidado de que su libertad no haga tropezar a los que tienen una conciencia más débil.

10 Pues, si otros te ven —con tu «conocimiento superior»— comiendo en el templo de un ídolo, ¿acaso no se sentirán alentados a violar su conciencia al comer un alimento que se ofreció a un ídolo?