1 Corinthians 10:27

The invitation in view must be to the home of an unbeliever for a meal rather than to a pagan temple for participation in a religious feast. This seems clear from the next verse. This freedom may have been hard for many Jewish Christians to accept (cf. Acts 10:28; Acts 11:2-3). Nevertheless it belonged to them. It was wise not to ask if someone had offered the meat to an idol. A Christian might pose this question in the home of a pagan host or in the marketplace (1 Corinthians 10:25). Not inquiring would obviate the possibility of unnecessary guilt arising in the mind of a scrupulous believer.