“As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.”
So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that 'An idol is nothing at all in the world' and that 'There is but one God.' — Paul acknowledges the theological correctness of the strong Corinthians: an idol is oudén estin (nothing at all), a piece of matter without reality. The monotheistic affirmation ('there is no God but one') is orthodox. The strong believers are right theologically. However, correctness does not settle all questions; Paul will complicate this certainty with the reality of the weak.
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