Romans 14:1-23.
Romans 14:1-23
1 "Welcome those who are weak in faith, but do not argue with them
about their personal opinions. 2 Some people's faith allows them to
eat anything, but the person who is weak in the faith eats only
vegetables. 3 The person who will eat anything is not to despise the
one who doesn't; while the one who eats only vegetables is not to pass
judgment on the one who will eat anything; for God has accepted that
person. 4 Who are you to judge the servants of someone else? It is
their own Master who will decide whether they succeed or fail. And
they will succeed, because the Lord is able to make them succeed. 5
Some people think that a certain day is more important than other
days, while others think that all days are the same. We each should
firmly make up our own minds. 6 Those who think highly of a certain
day do so in honor of the Lord; those who will eat anything do so in
honor of the Lord, because they give thanks to God for the food. Those
who refuse to eat certain things do so in honor of the Lord, and they
give thanks to God. 7 We do not live for ourselves only, and we do not
die for ourselves only. 8 If we live, it is for the Lord that we live,
and if we die, it is for the Lord that we die. So whether we live or
die, we belong to the Lord. 9 For Christ died and rose to life in
order to be the Lord of the living and of the dead. 10 You then, who
eat only vegetables—why do you pass judgment on others? And you who
eat anything—why do you despise other believers? All of us will stand
before God to be judged by him. 11 For the scripture says, "As surely
as I am the living God, says the Lord, everyone will kneel before me,
and everyone will confess that I am God." 12 Every one of us, then,
will have to give an account to God. 13 So then, let us stop judging
one another. Instead, you should decide never to do anything that
would make others stumble or fall into sin. 14 My union with the Lord
Jesus makes me certain that no food is of itself ritually unclean; but
if you believe that some food is unclean, then it becomes unclean for
you. 15 If you hurt others because of something you eat, then you are
no longer acting from love. Do not let the food that you eat ruin the
person for whom Christ died! 16 Do not let what you regard as good get
a bad name. 17 For God's Kingdom is not a matter of eating and
drinking, but of the righteousness, peace, and joy which the Holy
Spirit gives. 18 And when you serve Christ in this way, you please God
and are approved by others. 19 So then, we must always aim at those
things that bring peace and that help strengthen one another. 20 Do
not, because of food, destroy what God has done. All foods may be
eaten, but it is wrong to eat anything that will cause someone else to
fall into sin. 21 The right thing to do is to keep from eating meat,
drinking wine, or doing anything else that will make other believers
fall. 22 Keep what you believe about this matter, then, between
yourself and God. Happy are those who do not feel guilty when they do
something they judge is right! 23 But if they have doubts about what
they eat, God condemns them when they eat it, because their action is
not based on faith. And anything that is not based on faith is sin."
God bless you.
1 "Welcome those who are weak in faith, but do not argue with them
about their personal opinions. 2 Some people's faith allows them to
eat anything, but the person who is weak in the faith eats only
vegetables. 3 The person who will eat anything is not to despise the
one who doesn't; while the one who eats only vegetables is not to pass
judgment on the one who will eat anything; for God has accepted that
person. 4 Who are you to judge the servants of someone else? It is
their own Master who will decide whether they succeed or fail. And
they will succeed, because the Lord is able to make them succeed. 5
Some people think that a certain day is more important than other
days, while others think that all days are the same. We each should
firmly make up our own minds. 6 Those who think highly of a certain
day do so in honor of the Lord; those who will eat anything do so in
honor of the Lord, because they give thanks to God for the food. Those
who refuse to eat certain things do so in honor of the Lord, and they
give thanks to God. 7 We do not live for ourselves only, and we do not
die for ourselves only. 8 If we live, it is for the Lord that we live,
and if we die, it is for the Lord that we die. So whether we live or
die, we belong to the Lord. 9 For Christ died and rose to life in
order to be the Lord of the living and of the dead. 10 You then, who
eat only vegetables—why do you pass judgment on others? And you who
eat anything—why do you despise other believers? All of us will stand
before God to be judged by him. 11 For the scripture says, "As surely
as I am the living God, says the Lord, everyone will kneel before me,
and everyone will confess that I am God." 12 Every one of us, then,
will have to give an account to God. 13 So then, let us stop judging
one another. Instead, you should decide never to do anything that
would make others stumble or fall into sin. 14 My union with the Lord
Jesus makes me certain that no food is of itself ritually unclean; but
if you believe that some food is unclean, then it becomes unclean for
you. 15 If you hurt others because of something you eat, then you are
no longer acting from love. Do not let the food that you eat ruin the
person for whom Christ died! 16 Do not let what you regard as good get
a bad name. 17 For God's Kingdom is not a matter of eating and
drinking, but of the righteousness, peace, and joy which the Holy
Spirit gives. 18 And when you serve Christ in this way, you please God
and are approved by others. 19 So then, we must always aim at those
things that bring peace and that help strengthen one another. 20 Do
not, because of food, destroy what God has done. All foods may be
eaten, but it is wrong to eat anything that will cause someone else to
fall into sin. 21 The right thing to do is to keep from eating meat,
drinking wine, or doing anything else that will make other believers
fall. 22 Keep what you believe about this matter, then, between
yourself and God. Happy are those who do not feel guilty when they do
something they judge is right! 23 But if they have doubts about what
they eat, God condemns them when they eat it, because their action is
not based on faith. And anything that is not based on faith is sin."
God bless you.
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