No, Christians cannot have fellowship with both God and demons; this would be mixing the table of the Lord with the table of demons.
According to the Bible, believers are explicitly warned not to have fellowship or communion with demons. The apostle Paul uses the Lord's table as an illustration: you cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons, nor participate in both the Lord's table and the table of demons. This divided fellowship provokes the Lord to jealousy and is forbidden. Les Feldick reinforces that a clear separation must exist between fellowship with God and demonic worship.
1 Corinthians 10:21 — This verse directly answers the question by stating that believers cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons, nor share in the Lord's table and the table of demons.
Scripture explicitly forbids any fellowship or communion with demons alongside fellowship with God. In 1 Corinthians 10:21, the apostle Paul writes, "Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils." This clearly demonstrates that mixing the two is impossible and unacceptable. The context also reveals that the Corinthians, surrounded by idolatrous practices, were tempted to participate in pagan feasts. The idols themselves are nothing, but the sacrifices offered to them are made to demons, not to God (1 Corinthians 10:20). Believers are therefore warned to separate themselves from such practices, as also seen in 2 Corinthians 6:17 where God says, "Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord."
Les Feldick teaches that the Bible draws a clear line of demarcation between the believer and the world, using the Old Testament separation of Israel from Egypt as an analogy. He emphasizes that God says, "You cannot serve two masters" — either you serve one and hate the other, or vice versa. This principle applies directly to fellowship with God and demons. Les uses 1 Corinthians 10 to illustrate that the Lord's table is sacred and cannot be combined with the table of demons. He explains that the Corinthians' wrong attitude toward the Lord's table, including division and even revelry, brought judgment and chastisement from God. He also warns that those who partake unworthily — with bitterness or unforgiveness toward fellow believers — eat and drink condemnation to themselves. Furthermore, Les explains the cultural background of meat offered to idols, clarifying that demons were often seen as being able to enter the meat, which is why pagans had priests bless it. However, believers are free to eat such meat if they are not a stumbling block to others, but they must never participate in idolatrous feasts as they would be having fellowship with demons.
The Bible commands separation because fellowship with God and fellowship with demons are mutually exclusive. Les Feldick points out that God puts a line of demarcation between the believer and the world, just as He did between Israel and Egypt. He also teaches that attempting to serve both God and mammon results in misery and provokes the Lord's jealousy.
The Lord's table represents communion with Christ. Les Feldick teaches that partaking unworthily—with wrong attitudes or unresolved conflicts with fellow believers—brings condemnation and even sickness or death among Christians, as seen in 1 Corinthians 11:30. Thus, participating in the Lord's table while also fellowshipping with demons is clearly forbidden.
The Corinthians were superstitious and feared demons entering their food. They had pagan priests bless meat to keep demons away. Les explains that believers are free to eat such meat if it doesn't cause a weaker brother to stumble, but they must not join in idolatrous feasts because that would be participating with demons. The key is not to have fellowship with demons while claiming fellowship with God.
What the Bible Really Says About the Lord's Table — 1 Corinthians 10:16
Ephesians 1.21 Now did they ever hear anything of the true God in the new things that they heard? No. It was just another rehash of another oriental god of some kind, or another mythological goddess sitting up on some mountaintop supposedly, in their minds at least, and they knew nothing of the true God. Then you come all the way down to verse 23.
What the Bible Really Says About Judging Other Christians
But now I have written unto you not to keep company, don't you have fellowship, if a man who is called a brother, he claims to be a believer, he's a member of the local congregation, and if that man is a fornicator and so on and so forth or a drunkard or extortioner, with such a person the believer was what? Not even to sit down and eat.
Unworthy Partaking and Judgment
Les connects unworthy partaking of the Lord's table with God's chastisement, including sickness and death, emphasizing the seriousness of divided fellowship.
Separation from the World
Les explains that God demands a line of demarcation between the believer and the world, and you cannot serve two masters—it's either God or the world, not both.
Freedom and Stumbling Blocks
Les shows that believers are free to eat meat offered to idols in ordinary contexts, but they must be considerate of weaker believers and avoid actual idolatrous feasts.
Partaking Worthily
Les teaches that partaking of the Lord's table requires self-examination and right relationships with fellow believers; otherwise, you eat and drink condemnation.
Demons and Idol Meat
Les explains the superstitious background of the Corinthians regarding demons and meat offered to idols and why believers need not fear but must avoid idolatrous fellowship.
What the Bible Really Says About Judging Other Christians
There are the immoral, the covetous, and the wicked. I mean they are the norm no matter where we live. So Paul says, when I say not to have any kind of fellowship with immoral people, he said, I'm not talking about the immoral people out there in the workplace, I'm talking about those who are immoral and are members of your church. Remember? Look at it. Verse 10 again.
1 Corinthians 10:20-21: But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
This is the core passage directly forbidding fellowship with demons alongside fellowship with God.
1 Corinthians 11:27: Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
This shows that partaking of the Lord's table with a wrong attitude or divided fellowship brings guilt and condemnation.
1 Corinthians 11:30: For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
Les explains that this is God's chastisement upon those who unworthily partake of the Lord's table, showing the seriousness of divided fellowship.
2 Corinthians 6:17: Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
This reinforces the command for believers to separate from idolatrous practices and fellowship.
No, eating meat offered to idols is not inherently a sin. Les Feldick explains that believers are free to eat such meat because the idols themselves can do nothing to them. However, if eating that meat would cause a weaker brother to stumble, then it becomes a sin to do so. Additionally, participating in the actual idolatrous feast would be wrong because that would be having fellowship with demons.
Drinking the cup of demons refers to participating in pagan or idolatrous worship practices. In 1 Corinthians 10, Paul warns that you cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons, meaning you cannot have fellowship with both Christ and demonic powers. Les Feldick emphasizes that such divided fellowship is forbidden and provokes the Lord's jealousy.
God is a jealous God, as seen in the Old Testament. When believers mix their worship of the true God with idolatrous practices, they are provoking Him to jealousy. Les Feldick points out that God demands exclusive loyalty, just as a husband expects faithfulness from his wife. Participating in both the Lord's table and the table of demons is spiritual adultery.
Watch the Teaching: What the Bible Really Says About the Lord's Table — 1 Corinthians 10:16