DWB
Well-Known Member
Recently while studying the letters to the seven churches, I came across the reference to the Nicolatians, which is mentioned twice in the seven letters. Looking up the Nicolatians, not much is out there other than maybe it was the same Nicolas in Acts 6 who was one of the seven chosen to serve the tables. Anyway, I found a reference about possibly the Nicolatians eating food offered to idols being the reason and started me thinking.
With Revelation being written by John years after Paul's ministry, and we know Paul taught since idols are nothing so eating food offered to idols is nothing, I am wondering why Our Lord felt it necessary to admonish the churches for eating food offered to idols after they were most likely instructed by Paul that it was not a sin. I'm probably missing something obvious, but things like this will bother me until I can understand.
I love how one thing leads to another and the study can never be exhausted.
With Revelation being written by John years after Paul's ministry, and we know Paul taught since idols are nothing so eating food offered to idols is nothing, I am wondering why Our Lord felt it necessary to admonish the churches for eating food offered to idols after they were most likely instructed by Paul that it was not a sin. I'm probably missing something obvious, but things like this will bother me until I can understand.
I love how one thing leads to another and the study can never be exhausted.