1 Corinthians 10:14

Formerly Paul urged the Corinthians to flee fornication (1 Corinthians 6:18; cf. 1 Corinthians 10:8). Now he concluded all he said in 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 with the charge to flee idolatry, the worship of idols (cf. 1 John 5:21). He commanded his readers to use the way of escape, God’s enabling grace, immediately. He softened his strong command with an affectionate address ("my beloved"). Amoral activities are all right for the Christian, but if they involve or lead to idolatry we should avoid them.