A Call For Nuance and Humility in an Age of Controversy

We live in an un-nuanced age. Anytime a complicated or controversial topic comes up often people lean forward and listen for certain catch phrases so that they can categorize each other in one of two sides and either agree or disregard. But in I Corinthians 8-10 Paul deals with controversy by taking a humble, complicated, and nuanced view that ends up showing both sides where they are partially right and partially wrong. In this passage we will consider what we can learn from Paul about how to deal with conflict and how the Gospel frees Christians to disagree with each other in a way that is very different from the rest of the world.