The thing I’ve always wondered about causing to stumble is that we’re to act in accordance to prevent the stumbling. Paul would point out that even a person pointing out that the meat has been offered to idols is grounds enough for a guest to avoid eating the meat since it seems to be on the forefront of the hosts thinking.

Yet that same guest can go home, enjoy his idol-offered meat no problem. It’s not like he has to permanently quit eating the meat–it’s mostly that he doesn’t do it in proximity to the person in respect of their conscience.

Does that make sense there?

“If your Christian brothers and sisters near you are upset by you doing that sort of thing then it’s best to just not do it”

I would say that if it causes them to stumble – by influencing them to violate their conscience – then we should abstain. But I’m unsure about just making someone upset. Sure, I can see doing it to maintain good relations and unity in the body but if I don’t think we can base everything we do on whether someone else likes it or not.