If Christian businessmen were to refuse to participate in guild gatherings, they would end up being alienated from their fellow tradesmen. That in turn could mean less work and so less income. The predictable result would be an empty pantry and not enough money for the holiday you’d planned or the new item of clothing you or your children need/want. To depend on Christ alone for your daily bread is difficult; it’s so tempting to conclude that God understands why you eat that food sacrificed to idols.
20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servantsto practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.