What should Christians do with meat sold in the open market that might have been offered to idols?
Christians should eat meat sold in the open market without asking whether it was offered to idols, asking no questions for conscience’ sake, because the earth is the Lord’s and its fullness. If a host explicitly says the meat came from a pagan temple, the situation changes.
Les explains that if a carcass of lamb, goat, sheep, or similar has ended up in the marketplace, whatever is sold in the shambles or open market is to be eaten with no questions for conscience’ sake, since the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof. He connects this to the freedom grace brings, even to the Jew, so believers do not worry about whether something is kosher; the Lord created it, so thank Him and eat it. In the banquet setting, if an unbeliever invites you and you choose to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no question for conscience’ sake. But if that person tells you ahead of time that the meat came from the pagan temple, that makes it different.