<p>10:20 <em>But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I would not have you sharing communion with demons- </em>Demons refer to idols (Dt. 32:17; Is. 65:11 LXX calls Gad, the god of fortune, &ldquo;the demon&rdquo;)<em>. </em>Paul now makes the act of eating idol sacrifices tantamount to having common union with the demons,&nbsp; the gods thought to be behind the idols and represented visually by them. In 8:10 Paul didn't make that direct attack when mentioning Corinthian Christians eating idol food in idol temples, whilst not believing in the demons. There, he argued this was wrong because it made other believers stumble. He could have attacked their behaviour with a direct broadside- but he didn't. This more subtle approach is often required in dealing with the error and immorality of others. Direct broadsides may feel good for <em>us</em>- but we must think of what <em>others</em> need and the way to achieve that, rather than salving our own consciences about wanting to speak out against wrong behaviour. </p>