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Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.No. It is actually you who needs to read his writings more carefully. Paul specifically brings up the example of him or one of his “strong in conscience” disciples EATING IN AN IDOL’S TEMPLE:
“We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. 9 But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating[c] in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged,[d] if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols?”
For Paul, the issue is not him or one of his disciples eating in an idol’s temple, the sin would be doing so in the presence of a disciple who is weak in conscience. That’s why he says “take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak” because if Paul’s disciples who are “strong” in conscience aren’t careful and eat in an idol’s temple in the presence of one who is “weak in conscience” (AKA thinks this is blasphemous idolatry) ONLY THEN is it a sin to eat in an idol’s temple.
This is absurd, however, for both a Jew and a Christian who wanted to follow their God. You can’t eat in an idol’s temple period if you are a Christian. This is common sense.