So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.
Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

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The Art of Imitation
1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1

I. THE PRIORITY OF GOD’S GLORY (10:31)

A. ALL OF LIFE

B. FOR GOD’S GLORY
The glory of God (Herman Bavinck):“The perfection of God, which is inwardly the ground of his blessedness, outwardly as it were carries his glory with it. The biblical words [communicate the idea of] heavy, weighty, significant, refer to the person who is weighty, important. [Some of the words used denote] the splendid appearance of one whose name is known far and wide [...] splendor and beauty..”



II. THE PRIORITY OF SERVING OTHERS (10:32-33)

A. PLEASE EVERYONE

B. ...FOR THE SAKE OF SALVATION



III. THE PRIORITY OF IMITATING CHRIST (11:1)
That’s for Paul the Apostle...not for “lil’ ol’ me”!

...however, see 11:1.