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A and I, with upwards of 100 others, together with the Slavonic, the later Syriac and Arabic, add those verses at the end of the fourteenth chapter. It is permitted to no Christian to say with Cain, "Am I my brother's keeper?" And as those who were the instruments of bringing him to the knowledge of God gave him no such injunctions, consequently he paid to these no religious regard. None of us should live unto himself, but unto Christ, who lived and died for us, Romans 14:7-9. (2) Acceptance with God is the only proper criterion of right to Christian fellowship. Bibliography InformationClarke, Adam. is not meat and drink--"eating and drinking" but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost--a beautiful and comprehensive division of living Christianity. Go to, To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient, One believeth that he may eat all things -, Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? that there is no distinction of days, not even of the Sabbath: and that every Christian is at liberty to consider even this day to be holy or not holy, as he happens to be persuaded in his own mind. Romans 14:17–18. One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day--The supplement "alike" should be omitted, as injuring the sense. John Piper Aug 24, 1980 434 Shares God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him Learn more about Desiring God Desiring God. For to this end Christ both, &c.--The true reading here is, To this end Christ died and lived ("again"). The sacrificial death is as strongly expressed as it can be, and there is no word in the New Testament that more forcibly implies eternal ruin than the verb απολλυω, from which is derived that most significant name of the Devil, ὁ Απολλυων, the Destroyer, the great universal murderer of souls. and he . Do not curiously inquire into their religious scruples, nor condemn them on that account. Or is offended - Η σκανδαλιζεται, from σκανδαλον, a stumbling-block; any thing by which a person is caused to fall, especially into a snare, trap, or gin. Let us not, therefore, judge one another any more - Let us abandon such rash conduct; it is dangerous, it is uncharitable: judgment belongs to the Lord, and he will condemn those only who should not be acquitted. But this injunction to abstain from flesh, from wine, and from whatsoever may hurt the conscience of a brother, must be properly understood. 7, 8. It seems very likely, from this and the following chapter, that there were considerable misunderstandings between the Jewish and Gentile Christians at Rome, relative to certain customs which were sacredly observed by the one and disregarded by the other. Amen. of Note, (1) Some points in Christianity are unessential to Christian fellowship; so that though one may be in error upon them, he is not on that account to be excluded either from the communion of the Church or from the full confidence of those who have more light. Romans 6:8-10 Commentary. The converted Jew, retaining a veneration for the law of Moses, abstained from certain meats, and was observant of certain days; while the converted Gentile, understanding that the Christian religion laid him under no obligations to such ceremonial points, had no regard to either. Nor does Paul teach this here, but rather appeals to it as a known and recognized fact, of which he had only to remind his readers. But here "the judgment-seat of God" seems to have been used, with reference to the quotation and the inference in Romans 14:11 Romans 14:12 . 23. All things indeed are pure - This is a repetition of the sentiment delivered, Romans 14:14, in different words. … The text arises out of a transitional era in religious history, when many converts to Christ were passing from one great divine system … Not to doubtful disputations - Μη εις διακρισεις δια λογισμων . (9) "Peace" among the followers of Christ is a blessing too precious to themselves, and, as a testimony to them that are without, too important, to be ruptured for trifles, even though some lesser truths be involved in these ( Romans 14:19 Romans 14:20 ). that there is nothing unclean of itself--Hence it is that he calls those "the strong" who believed in the abolition of all ritual distinctions under the Gospel. None of us should live unto himself, but unto Christ, who lived and died for us, Romans 14:7-9. Romans 5:18-19 Commentary. G. Another, who is weak, eateth herbs - Certain Jews, lately converted to the Christian faith, and having as yet little knowledge of its doctrines, believe the Mosaic law relative to clean and unclean meats to be still in force; and therefore, when they are in a Gentile country, for fear of being defiled, avoid flesh entirely and live on vegetables. The former is, by the tax, made an excuse for the latter. 8. These three words, it has been remarked, are each intentionally weaker than the other:--"Which may cause a brother to stumble, or even be obstructed in his Christian course, nay--though neither of these may follow--wherein he continues weak; unable wholly to disregard the example, and yet unprepared to follow it." Destroy not him with--"by" thy meat for whom Christ died--"The worth of even the poorest and weakest brother cannot be more emphatically expressed than by the words, 'for whom Christ died'" [OLSHAUSEN]. How far the principle involved in this may be legitimately extended, we do not inquire here; but ere we consider that question, it is of great importance to fix how far it is here actually expressed, and what is the precise nature of the illustrations given of it. Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. Let every man be fully persuaded - With respect to the propriety or non-propriety of keeping the above festivals, let every man act from the plenary conviction of his own mind; there is a sufficient latitude allowed: all may be fully satisfied. stand before the judgment-seat of Christ--All the most ancient and best manuscripts read here, "the judgment-seat of God." Romans 15:1; : We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, etc. 8 and Rom. (10) Many things which are lawful are not expedient. We must not judge each other; for all judgment belongs to God, Romans 14:10-13. And joy in the Holy Ghost - Solid spiritual happiness; a joy which springs from a clear sense of God's mercy; the love of God being shed abroad in the heart by the Holy Ghost. This phrase, "joy in the Holy Ghost," represents Christians as so thinking and feeling under the workings of the Holy Ghost, that their joy may be viewed rather as that of the blessed Agent who inspires it than their own (compare 1 Thessalonians 1:6 ). (5) How brightly does the supreme Divinity of Christ shine out in this chapter! 22. 2. one believeth that he may eat all things--See Acts 10:16 . And--rather, "But" he that doubteth is damned--On the word "damnation," if he eat, because he eateth not of faith--On the meaning of "faith" for whatsoever is not of faith is sin--a maxim of unspeakable importance in the Christian life. Dr. R.C. Therefore do not judge or show contempt for each other. Or is made weak - Η ασθενει, from α, negative, and σθενος, strength; without mental vigor; without power sufficiently to distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, lawful and unlawful. “Well, no,” said the fellow. Is not meat and drink - It consists not in these outward and indifferent things. Certainly it could not, if the sabbath were merely one of the Jewish festival days; but it will not do to take this for granted merely because it was observed under the Mosaic economy. Therefore, if he makes a distinction in his own conscience between different kinds of meats, and yet eats of all indifferently, he is a sinner before God; because he eats either through false shame, base compliance, or an unbridled appetite; and any of these is in itself a sin against the sincerity, ingenuousness, and self-denying principles of the Gospel of Christ. But our apostle, while teaching "the strong" to bear with "the weak," repeatedly intimates in this chapter where the truth really lay on the points in question, and takes care to call those who took the wrong side "the weak" ( Romans 14:1 Romans 14:2 Romans 14:14 ). Griesbach inserts them at the end of this chapter as their proper place; and most learned men approve of this transposition. Griesbach has left them in the text with a note of doubtfulness. Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? Dr. Taylor has a judicious note on this passage. and no man--"and none" of us Christians "dieth to himself.". - That man only can enjoy peace of conscience who acts according to the full persuasion which God has given him of the lawfulness of his conduct: whereas he must be miserable who allows himself in the practice of any thing for which his conscience upbraids and accuses him. Nor are those truths themselves disparaged or endangered thereby, but the reverse. And it is the will of God that such upright though scrupulous persons should be continued members of his Church. Even the man who has the too scrupulous conscience had better, in such matters as are in question, obey its erroneous dictates than violate this moral feeling, and live only to condemn the actions he is constantly performing. serveth Christ--Here again observe how, though we do these three things as a "kingdom of God," yet it is "Christ" that we serve in so doing; the apostle passing here from God to Christ as naturally as before from Christ to God--in a way to us inconceivable, if Christ had been viewed as a mere creature (compare 2 Corinthians 8:21 ). ÷ROMANS 14:13-23. Text: Comments.1 ¶ Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. Acc… Romans 14:18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died - This puts the uncharitable conduct of the person in question in the strongest light, because it supposes that the weak brother may be so stumbled as to fall and perish finally; even the man for whom Christ died. He that earth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks--The one gave thanks to God for the flesh which the other scrupled to use; the other did the same for the herbs to which, for conscience' sake, he restricted himself. Paul begins Romans 14 by speaking of the “weak in faith” and in 15:1 he urges “we who are strong” to “put up with the failings of the weak.” Arland Hultgren is probably right to conclude that Paul does not use “strong” and “weak” to define particular groups of people in Rome. Particularly with respect to different kinds of food, Romans 14:2-4. . xiii, "Works done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they are not of faith in Jesus Christ; yes, for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin." We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ - Why should we then judge and condemn each other? "The Adam Clarke Commentary". Each person must do what he does for the Lord, not for himself. 6. God’s *blessings for the *Jews 9:1-5. v1 I speak the truth in *Christ. The same sentiment is expressed with equal sharpness in 1 Corinthians 8:11 . It is good neither to eat flesh, etc. The law of love will now go into action. All allow that the Sabbath is a type of that rest in glory which remains for the people of God. Romans 14 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. Romans 5:20-21 Commentary. All through the history of the church, the problem arises from the attitude that most of us share, I am sure, that God is clearly pleased with the way we live -- … The subject here, and on to Romans 15:13 , is the consideration due from stronger Christians to their weaker brethren; which is but the great law of love (treated of in the thirteenth chapter) in one particular form. Romans 14:9 NU omits and rose; Romans 14:10 NU God; Romans 14:13 any longer; Romans 14:18 NU this thing; Romans 14:19 build up; Romans 14:20 A feeling of giving offense; Romans 14:21 NU omits the rest of v. 21. One man esteemeth one day above another - Perhaps the word ἡμεραν, day, is here taken for time, festival, and such like, in which sense it is frequently used. OUTLINE: VII. Romans 14:1-6 The Conflict provides an outline for Romans 14:1-6 to help carefully understand the importance and meaning of Paul's argument. 15. Christians must act in all things according to the mind and will of God, and not follow their own wills. I know, and am persuaded by--or rather, "in" the Lord Jesus--as "having the mind of Christ" ( 1 Corinthians 2:16 ). Observe, The same for whom Christ died (Romans 14:15) are here called the work of God; besides the work that is wrought for us there is a work to be wrought in us, in order to our salvation. Thou hast a right persuasion concerning thy Christian liberty; and I advise thee to hold that persuasion steadfastly, with respect to thyself in the sight of God. (7-9) We live and die to the Lord. It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing--"nor to do any thing" whereby--"wherein" thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak--rather, "is weak." Romans 14.10-12. We add here alike, and make the text say what I am sure was never intended, viz. Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Paul’s prescription in this chapter is far from that … The converted Jew still thought these of moral obligation; the Gentile Christian not having been bred up in this way had no such prejudices. And since the apostle, when he wrote these words, had never been at Rome, he could only know that the Roman Christians would assent to this view of Christ, because it was the common teaching of all the accredited preachers of Christianity, and the common faith of all Christians. Proud member for we shall all--the strong and the weak together. Manifestly, the apostle is treating of the regulation of the Christian's conduct with reference simply to the prejudices of the weak in faith; and his directions are to be considered not as prescriptions for one's entire lifetime, even to promote the good of men on a large scale, but simply as cautions against the too free use of Christian liberty in matters where other Christians, through weakness, are not persuaded that such liberty is divinely allowed. Now walkest thou not charitably - Κατα αγαπην, According to love; for love worketh no ill to its neighbor; but by thy eating some particular kind of meat, on which neither thy life nor well-being depends, thou workest ill to him by grieving and distressing his mind; and therefore thou breakest the law of God in reference to him, while pretending that thy Christian liberty raises thee above his scruples. For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. For he that in these things - The man, whether Jew or Gentile, who in these things - righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, serveth Christ - acts according to his doctrine, is acceptable to God; for he has not only the form of godliness in thus serving Christ, but he has the power, the very spirit and essence of it, in having righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost; and therefore the whole frame of his mind, as well as his acts, must be acceptable to God. We can easily see from … 1832. Read the Scripture: Romans 14:1-12 As this passage indicates, this has been a major problem in the church for centuries. 20. Romans 6:15-17 Commentary. This was a very common form of speech among the Jews; that he who Was a conscientious observer of the law, was pleasing to God and approved of men. All rights reserved. 5. Some, who seem to be more jealous for the honor of certain doctrines than for the souls of men, enervate this terrific truth by asking how it bears upon the "perseverance of the saints"; the advocates of that doctrine thinking it necessary to explain away what is meant by "destroying the work of God" ( Romans 14:20 ), and "destroying him for whom Christ died" ( Romans 14:15 ), for fear of the doctrinal consequences of taking it nakedly; while the opponents of that doctrine are ready to ask, How could the apostle have used such language if he had believed that such a catastrophe was impossible? Compiled & Edited by BibleStudyTools Staff, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that which he alloweth--allows himself to do nothing, about the lawfulness of which he has scruples; does only what he neither knows nor fears to be sinful. 14 Paul is dealing with essentially the same problem. And it is well known to critics, that two MSS. Not all believers have the same level of spiritual growth. See on Romans 14:21; (note). Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Romans 14:1-12 EXEGESIS: ROMANS 14:1—15:13. 3. Nothing that is proper for aliment is unlawful to be eaten; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offense - the man who either eats contrary to his own conscience, or so as to grieve and stumble another, does an evil act; and however lawful the thing may be in itself, his conduct does not please God. Yea, he shall be holden up - He is sincere and upright, and God, who is able to make him stand, will uphold him; and so teach him that he shall not essentially err. All that is here condemned is such a zeal for small points as endangers Christian love. First, he deals with differences of opinion regarding rules about food and days (14:1-12). This distinction between essential and non-essential truths is denied by some who affect more than ordinary zeal for the honor and truth of God. (8) Zeal for comparatively small points of truth is a poor substitute for the substantial and catholic and abiding realities of the Christian life ( Romans 14:17 Romans 14:18 ). (the Codex Alexandrinus and the Codex Ephraim), by the Syriac of Erpen, the Coptic and the Ethiopic, and by some of the primitive fathers. 1. Now, all types are intended to continue in full force till the antitype, or thing signified, take place; consequently, the Sabbath will continue in force till the consummation of all things. “I’ve been misbehaving, Doc, and my conscience is troubling me,” he complained. (Rom 14:1-2) Receiving the weaker brother. Therefore, what we do, or what we leave undone, should be in reference to that eternity which is ever at hand. Him that is weak in the faith — Whose conscience is scrupulous, or whose mind is doubtful, unsatisfied in, or not well acquainted with the principles of Christianity; particularly that concerning Christian liberty and freedom from the ceremonial law. The kingdom of God does not consist in outward things, Romans 14:17, Romans 14:18. every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God--consequently, shall bow to the award of God upon their character and actions. There are many who have such an unhappy method of doing their good acts, as not only to do little or no good by them, but a great deal of evil. He that regardeth the day - A beautiful apology for mistaken sincerity and injudicious reformation. (4) The consideration of the common judgment-seat at which the strong and the weak shall stand together will be found another preservative against the unlovely disposition to sit in judgment one on another ( Romans 14:10-12 ). THE CONTEXT In the early church, Christians often disagreed with each other and created problems for one another. But Romans 14 is commonly misunderstood and misapplied. God is our master, we must live to him, as we live under his notice and by his bounty; and when we cease to live among men, we are still in his hand. but it is evil to that man--there is criminality in the man who eateth with offence--that is, so as to stumble a weak brother. Romans 14:19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. (See Acts 10:15 ). It requires much prudence and watchfulness to find out the proper time of performing even a good action. In the New Testament it generally refers to total apostasy from the Christian religion; and this appears to be its meaning in this place. 13. (12) How exalted and beautiful is the Ethics of Christianity--by a few great principles teaching us how to steer our course amidst practical difficulties, with equal regard to Christian liberty, love, and confidence! - Who has ever given thee the right to condemn the servant of another man, in things pertaining to his own master? And the observation of certain days, Romans 14:5, Romans 14:6. But why dost thou - Christian Jew, observing the rites of the Mosaic law, judge - condemn thy brother - the Christian Gentile, who does not think himself bound by this law? For the kingdom of God - That holy religion which God has sent from heaven, and which be intends to make the instrument of establishing a counterpart of the kingdom of glory among men: see on Matthew 3:2; (note). Aug 24, 1980. Benson Commentary Romans 14:1. This is a most excellent maxim, and every genuine Christian should be careful to try every part of his conduct by it. So then--infers the apostle. Let not then your good--that is, this liberty of yours as to Jewish meats and days, well founded though it be. And he that doubteth - This verse is a necessary part of the preceding, and should be read thus: But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith. The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary explains it this way: “In 1 Cor. None of us liveth to himself - The Greek writers use the phrase, ἑαυτῳ ζῃν, to signify acting according to one's own judgment, following one's own opinion. The letter to the Corinthians was written less than a year before that to the Romans. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind--be guided in such matters by conscientious conviction. "The strong," it will be observed, are those who knew these to be abolished under the Gospel; "the weak" are those who had scruples on this point. In a word, it is happiness brought into the soul by the Holy Spirit, and maintained there by the same influence. Whom God receives, men cannot lawfully reject ( Romans 14:3 Romans 14:4 ). (3) As there is much self-pleasing in setting up narrow standards of Christian fellowship, so one of the best preservatives against the temptation to do this will be found in the continual remembrance that CHRIST is the one Object for whom all Christians live, and to whom all Christians die; this will be such a living and exalted bond of union between the strong and the weak as will overshadow all their lesser differences and gradually absorb them ( Romans 14:7-9 ). Him that is weak in the faith--rather, "in faith"; that is, not "him that is weak in the truth believed" … The exposition itself supersedes further illustration here. (Compare Proverbs 3:4 , Luke 2:52 , Acts 2:47 , 19:20 ). Helping a Weaker Brother A. Don’t judge each other in doubtful things. Griesbach omits the words, and reads απεθανε και εζησεν, died and lived; of which Professor White says, lectio indubie genuina: "this reading is indisputably genuine.". Every saint is God’s workmanship, his husbandry, his building, Ephesians 6:10 1 Corinthians 3:9 . The usefulness of Romans 14 in promoting love and unity in the church becomes apparent when the two principles described above are understood and consistently applied. Romans 6:11 Commentary. I am not lying. The apostle is enunciating a great and eternal principle in Christian Ethics--that the wilful violation of conscience contains within itself a seed of destruction; or, to express it otherwise, that the total destruction of the work of God in the renewed soul, and, consequently, the loss of that soul for eternity, needs only the carrying out to its full effect of such violation of the conscience. "There is no necessity," says he, " for reading the first clause interrogatively; and it seems to be more agreeable to the structure of the Greek to render it, Thou hast faith; as if he had said: 'I own thou hast a right persuasion.' It neither particularly enjoins nor particularly forbids such. Romans 16:26; : But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith); Romans 16:27; : To God only wise be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. 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