‘All things are lawful’, but not all things are beneficial. ‘All things are lawful’, but not all things build up. Do not seek your own advantage, but that of others. Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience, for ‘the earth and its fullness are the Lord’s.’ (1Corinthians 10: 23-26)

In regard to the specific source of concern and controversy, here is Paul's answer. What God has created is good. The believer can partake of anything God has created. The ancient dietary laws have been superceded by the liberty of Christ.

But if others take God's creation and try to give it a meaning and purpose contrary to God's intention, then the believer should avoid seeming to endorse that meaning and purpose.

Paul teaches that the fundamental goodness of God's creation cannot be altered through human design. If meat in the market unknowingly includes some that has been sacrificed to demons, there is no harm in consuming it.

But the believer should be careful not to mislead others. We are bound to others - both believers and unbelievers - in our relationship with Christ. For the sake of others we should avoid behavior that might cause confusion.

The human condition is afflicted by confusion, distractions, and lies. We are called to be agents of clarity, attention, and truth. In this way we can - working with Christ and others - serve to heal the world.

Above is Christ cleansing the Temple by Rembrandt.