"Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that 'an idol has no real existence,' and that 'there is no God but one.' For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many 'gods' and many 'lords'—yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist."
There is only one God. He is the true God, and He actually exists. The rest are not really gods. They are fakes. They have no real existence. The true God is the creator of all things. We all owe Him our beginning and our continued existence. Without Him we would not be. An idol (and other false gods) does nothing. It creates nothing. It sustains nothing. You owe nothing to an idol. False gods are man's creation. Man makes them and without man they would cease to exist.
When someone worships an idol, he is praising something that has no real existence. We look upon such actions as worthless and ridiculous. But what of eating food offered to idols? I suppose the next verses will deal with that.
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