Romans 14;19-
19. Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.20. Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make others fall by what he eats;21. It is right not to eat...
Romans 14;13-18
13. Then let us no more past judgment on one another, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.14. I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but it is unclean for anyone who...
Romans 14;10-12
10. Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God;11. For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give...
Romans 14;9
9. For to this end, Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
The dead are not even dead to God.
Our souls are immortal, they continue after the flesh is dust in the grave. We are not our bodies. Our bodies...
Romans 14;4-6
4. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Master is able to make him stand.5. One man esteems one day as better than another, while another man...
Romans 14;1-3
1. As for the man who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not for disputes over opinions.2. One believes he may eat anything, while the weak man eats only vegetables.3. Let not him who eats despise him who abstains, and let not him who abstains past judgment on him who...
Romans 13;14
14. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
(We read this same verse yesterday, but I did not address the last half of the verse.)
To ‘make provision’ means to plan to serve the flesh or obey it as authoritative over...
Romans 13;11-14
11. Besides this, you know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now, than when we first believed;12. the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works...
Romans 13;8-10
8. Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.9. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this sentence, “You shall...
Romans 13;5–7
5. Therefore one must be subject, (to governing authorities) not only to avoid God‘s wrath, but also for the sake of conscience.6. For the same reason, you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.7. Pay all of them their dues, taxes, to...