The Lord's Commandment to the Gentiles

Paul makes allowances for the possible difficulties that gentiles might have in obtaining food without any sort of association with idols. The meat was not unclean in itself, and outside of a context where they would knowingly and openly be participating in a meal associated with the worship of idols, they could eat any meat without asking any questions. In this way, eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. If some one says to you, this has been offered in sacrifice, then do not eat it. And for the sake of conscience, i do not mean your conscience, but his. For why should my liberty be determined by some one else's cience