Do we have freedom and what are its limits? 1 Corinthians 7-8

1 Corinthians 8:11-12 (NASBStr)

For through your knowledge he who is weak is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died. And so, by sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

Knowledge is power!   Or, at least that is what they say.  When it comes to having knowledge about God and Christ Paul is giving us some great insight on how to deal with difficult areas of spiritual growth.   In this example we are talking about an area not very familiar with the modern Christian world.   He is talking about how to handle it when we come across an area of dispute about what is sin and what is not sin.   There are areas in the Christian life that we will dispute with one another.   In those times one believer may have knowledge the other person doesn't have.  They may have acquired the spiritual knowledge through in-depth study, personal battle, or any number of avenues for spiritual growth.  Paul's point is that spiritual growth comes with spiritual responsibility.  Just because you "know" more doesn't entitled you to live without being responsible to the body of Christ.   Paul is telling us that if we have knowledge that gives us liberty we can't use that knowledge to cause another brother to sin.  We may not think something is sin.  But, if we use that knowledge to offend a younger brother we are, in essence, sinning against Christ.   Because believers are "in Christ" when we cause them to stumble we are sinning against Christ.   Knowledge is power to give us the freedom to interact with the Body for the purpose of glorifying God.   We don't have freedom to do what we want.   We have freedom to do what is right in the body of Christ.