1 Corinthians 10:32

Give none offence. Christians should never act in such a way that others are led into sin by their influence (see Rom. 14:13). Three classes of people are mentioned here, and the warning is against offending any of them. These three classes include the entire community at any place, Jews, Christians, pagans. The Corinthian believers were to avoid offending the Jews by having contact with idolatry, for the Jews abhorred idols and their worship. Christians should do nothing that would lead them to think that they condoned or approved of idol worship; to do this would be to prejudice them more against Christianity and strengthen them in their opposition to it. So believers should stay away from all idol entertainments. The Gentiles, that is, all who were not Jews or Christians, were attached to idol worship and sought to justify it by any means possible. Christians should do nothing that would encourage them in it. Many members of the church at Corinth were not as fully convinced of the true nature of idolatry as they ought to be, and the stronger brethren were admonished to be careful to avoid all conduct that would confuse such members in their thinking. This principle is of perpetual application. Never should a Christian do anything that would needlessly offend anyone, be he Jew, pagan, or fellow Christian. He should seek to lead those who do not know God to a recognition of His goodness, wisdom, and love, in this way fulfilling the great purpose of their redemption, which is the wisdom of God (see Isa. 43:25; Eze. 36:22, 23; John 17:23).

The world seeks peace of mind, but there is only one sure way to find real peace, and that is to follow Paul’s counsel.