God never cast off any one that had true grace, though he was but weak in it; never broke the bruised reed. It is a generous piece of self-denial, for which we have Paul's example (1 Cor 8 13), If meat make my brother to offend; he does not say, I will eat no meat, that is to destroy himself; but I will eat no flesh, that is to deny himself, while the world stands. It was after he had died and risen that he said, All power is given unto me (Matt 28 18), and presently he exerts that power in issuing out commissions, v. 19, 20. Secondly, He is approved of menof all wise and good men, and the opinion of others is not to be regarded. A Christian man cursing is a very awkward spectacle. The Leading of the Spirit, the Secret Token of the Sons of God January 1, 1970 The Leading of the Spirit, the Secret Token of the Sons of God "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."Romans viii. (Romans 14:10-12) Judging our brother is inappropriate because we will all face judgment before Jesus. Probably from Corinth, about A. D. 58. But this would not serve any more than Paul's erroneous conscience would justify his rage against Christianity (Acts 26 9), or theirs, John 16 2. What Does It Mean That "Your Life Is Hidden with Christ"? "Hast thou clearness in such a particular? Those who thought themselves still under some kind of obligation to the ceremonial law esteemed one day above anotherkept up a respect to the times of the passover, pentecost, new moons, and feasts of tabernacles; thought those days better than other days, and solemnized them accordingly with particular observances, binding themselves to some religious rest and exercise on those days. (5.) Proud member We must not give account for others, nor they for us; but every one for himself. But it will be asked, "Who feared God and worked righteousness, and who did not?" Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brothers way. ( Romans 14 - David Guzik Commentary on the Bible) You ( su) - first in the sentence for emphasis and "in contrast to the Lord" (Vincent). Every knee shall bow: The quotation from Isaiah 45:23 emphasizes the fact that all will have to appear before God in humility, and give account of himself before God. Might I limit the sense of them, it should be thus:As to God, our great concern is righteousnessto appear before him justified by the merit of Christ's death, sanctified by the Spirit of his grace; for the righteous Lord loveth righteousness. [3.] The Pharisees taught people to plead conscience, when they made corban an excuse for denying relief to their parents, Matt 15 5, 6. The apostle, as a wise physician, prescribes proper remedies for the disease, which are made up of rules and reasons. The judgment seat of Christ is only concerned with a Christians rewards and position in the kingdom, not with his salvation. (Smith). (2.) Concerning days, v. 5. Charity to the souls of our brethren is the best charity. We should manage all our good duties in such a manner that they may not be evil spoken of. How Can We All Use Our Creative Talents to Glorify God? Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food: If eating or drinking something will stumble another brother, then we are not free to eat or drink in that circumstance. He argues against both these jointly: we must not despise nor judge our brethren. The meaning is sufficiently plain. Romans 10:10-14. This hope is built upon the power of God, for God is able to make him stand; and, being able, no doubt he is willing to exert that power for the preservation of those that are his own." 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission, The Whole Bible But in the epistle to the Galatians, where he deals with those that were originally Gentiles, but were influenced by some judaizing teachers, not only to believe such a distinction and to practise accordingly, but to lay a stress upon it as necessary to salvation, and to make the observance of the Jewish festivals public and congregational, here the case was altered, and it is charged upon them as the frustrating of the design of the gospel, falling from grace, Gal 4 9-11. Who are you to judge anothers servant? He is not clear that it is lawful for him to eat swine's flesh (suppose), and yet is drawn, notwithstanding his doubts, to eat it, because he sees others do it, because he would gratify his appetite with it, or because he would not be reproached for his singularity. Let not your Christian friendship and fellowship be disturbed with such vain janglings and strifes of words.Not to judge his doubtful thoughts (so the margin), "not to pump out his weak sentiments concerning those things which he is in doubt about, that you may censure and condemn him." Is it for us then to judge or despise them, as if we were their masters, and they were to make it their business to please us, and to stand or fall by our dooms? Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. Take this for a general rule; spend your zeal in those things wherein you and all the people of God are agreed, and do not dispute about matters that are doubtful. Christ deals gently with those that have true grace, though they are weak in it. A believing regard to the judgment of the great day would silence all these rash judgings: Why dost thou that art weak judge thy brother that is strong? So that now there is nothing unclean of itself, every creature of God is good; nothing common: so the margin, ouden koinon; nothing which is common to others to eat, from the use of which the professors of religion are restrained: nothing profane; in this sense the Jews used the word common. We must not pin our faith upon any one's sleeve, nor make the practice of others our rule; but follow the dictates of our own understanding. Poetical Books Qui credit, vescatur quibusvis: qui autem infirmus est, olera edit. The Jewish religion consisted much in meats and drinks (Heb 9 10), abstaining from some meats religiously (Lev 11 2), eating other meats religiously, as in several of the sacrifices, part of which were to be eaten before the Lord: but all those appointments are now abolished and are no more, Col 2 21, 22. So, as to other things, it is neither circumcision nor uncircumcision (Gal 5 6; 6 15; 1 Cor 7 19), it is not being of this party and persuasion, of this or the other opinion in minor things, that will recommend us to God. ( Romans 14:19-21) Use your liberty to build each other up, not to tear each other down. And why dost thou that art strong set at nought thy brother that is weak? Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves: Not every Christian knows this happiness. 1. Let us observe the rules he gives, some to the strong and some to the weak, and some to both, for they are interwoven; and reduce the reasons to their proper rules. We find Jews at Rome believing, Acts 28 24. It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak. Amen. Those who are strong must by no means despise the weak; nor those who are weak judge the strong, v. 3. i. Trapp on I know and am convinced: Many, on the contrary, are persuaded before they know; and such will not be persuaded to know.. Romans xiii. One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. (1-2) Receiving the weaker brother. At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son. There are things God may challenge us to give up, but we go on approving them in our life thus we condemn ourselves. If he be a good Christian, he does not, he dares not, do it from such a principle; and therefore we charitably conclude that to the Lord he does not regard it. Shall we despise those whom Christ valued at so high a rate? All rights reserved. (3) Christ died for all men. C.H. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Johannine Writings i. 20 For meat destroy not the work of God. 5. Secondly, We must be very careful to do nothing which tends to the destruction of this work, either in ourselves or others. Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. If we understand it of the sufficiency and general intendment of Christ's death, which was to save all upon gospel terms, no doubt but multitudes are. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Think what thou destroyestthe work of God, whose work is honourable and glorious; think for what thou destroyest itfor meat, which was but for the belly, and the belly for it. Romans 13 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. General Epistles To illustrate this (v. 11), he quotes a passage out of the Old Testament, which speaks of Christ's universal sovereignty and dominion, and that established with an oath: As I live (saith the Lord), every knee shall bow to me. All his friends do it freely, are made willing in the day of his power. Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike, Let each be fully convinced in his own mind, For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself, Whether we live or die, we are the Lords, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. [1.] We must deny ourselves in many cases for the preservation of our credit and reputation, forbearing to do that which we rightly know we may lawfully do, when our doing it may be a prejudice to our good name; as, when it is suspicious and has the appearance of evil, or when it becomes scandalous among good people, or has any way a brand upon it. The bowing of the knee to him, and the confession made with the tongue, are but outward expressions of inward adoration and praise. Your partnership makes all we do possible. 11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So that, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's, devoted to him, depending on him, designed and designing for him. Is made weak, that is, takes occasion to show his weakness by his censures and scruples. I QUESTION whether any man understands himself, and I am quite certain that no Christian does so. Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. We must give account how we have spent our time, how we have improved our opportunities, what we have done and how we have done it. Another rule here given is this, that in these doubtful things every one not only may, but must, walk according to the light that God hath given him. As to ourselves, it is joy in the Holy Ghostthat spiritual joy which is wrought by the blessed Spirit in the hearts of believers, which respects God as their reconciled Father and heaven as their expected home. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. Thou pleadest that it is thy own meat, and thou mayest do what thou wilt with it; but remember that, though the meat is thine, the brother offended by it is Christ's, and a part of his purchase. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point (wpe), The Leading of the Spirit, the Secret Token of the Sons of God. We have an account of our own to make up, and that is enough for us; let every man prove his own work (Gal 6 4), state his own accounts, search his own heart and life; let this take up his thoughts, and he that is strict in judging himself and abasing himself will not be apt to judge and despise his brother. 2. 7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. (2.) Now let not this be evil spoken of. [2.] Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. as a Christian by seeking the welfare of his wife and family only, for these are only a sort of greater self." (Spurgeon) . Romans 9:9. To the same purport (v. 21) he recommends it to our care not to give offence to any one by the use of lawful things: It is good neither to eat flesh nor to drink wine; these are things lawful indeed and comfortable, but not necessary to the support of human life, and therefore we may, and must, deny ourselves in them, rather than give offence. What he says has application to more than just eating meat. Romans 14 - God Likes it When We Think About Others A. Don't judge each other in doubtful things. we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ, Not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brothers way, I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself, Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died, Do not let your good be spoken of as evil, The kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food, Nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak, Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves, David Guzik :: Hechos 2 El Espritu Santo Es Derramado Sobre la Iglesia, Four Views on the Millennium - Study Resources, Matthew Henry :: Commentary on Lamentations 4, Harmony of the Gospels - Study Resources - Study Resources, David Guzik :: Gnesis 2 La CreacinTerminada; Adn en el Jardn del Edn, Jonathan Edwards :: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, David Guzik :: Apocalipsis 20 Satans, el Pecado y la Muerte son Finalmente Eliminados, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus and the Holy Trinity (Walter Martin), 1 Samuel 17-25 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Lamentations 1-5 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith). 4. The doctrines of the book are considered and discussed under four main propositions: (1) All men are guilty before God (Jews and Gentiles alike). 11 14. (1.) GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth unto God. The business of our lives is not to please ourselves, but to please God. I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. Taking it in general, it is the same with that of the apostle (Heb 11 6), Without faith it is impossible to please God. Romans xvi.1 16. John 14:19 . Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. Why should you spend your zeal either for or against those things which are so minute and inconsiderable in religion? Our love is the true measure of our obedience to God. This he was assured of, not only from the general tenour and scope of the gospel, but particularly from the revelation which Peter, the apostle of the circumcision (and therefore more immediately concerned in it), had to this purport, Acts 10 15, 28. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. (2.) When you were under the law, sin did get dominion over you; that law which was ordained to life, worked towards death. It wasnt that they were weaker in their Christian life because of what they ate or didnt eat, but they were weaker because of their legalistic attitudes and lack of love towards others. The persons and things which are acceptable to God should be approved of us. c. Whatever is not from faith is sin: Paul concludes with another principle by which we can judge gray areas if we cant do it in faith, then it is sin. Every creature of God is good, 1 Tim 4 4. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. All things indeed are pure: Paul will concede the point that there is nothing impure in the food itself; but he likewise insists that there is nothing pure in causing a brother to stumble. a. I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself: Paul knew that there was nothing intrinsically unclean about meat that was not kosher or sacrificed to an idol. 15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. But now it is winter, and the sun is gone, and the banqueting-house is closed. The works of peace and comfort are destroyed by such an offence given; take heed of it therefore; do not undo that which God hath done. There was a difference among them about the distinction of meats and days; these are the two things specified. Thus, while both have an eye to God in what they do, and approve themselves to him in their integrity, why should either of them be judged or despised? Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. See Matt 18 6, 10. He understands the liberty that God has granted him, and uses it to the glory of God, with an eye to his wisdom and goodness in enlarging our allowance now under the gospel, and taking off the yoke of legal restraints; and he giveth God thanks for the variety of food he has, and the liberty he has to eat it, and that in those things his conscience is not fettered. He that duly observeth these things, First, Is acceptable to God. Observe here. Our end and aim: not self, but the Lord. David Guzik commentary on Romans 13, in which Paul describes the christian's obligation to the authority given to government. (Romans 14:3-4) Judging our brother is inappropriate because we are not their masters. Bishop Sanderson, in his 34th sermon, upon 1 Tim 4 4, justly makes this observation: It appears by this that saying grace (as we commonly call it, perhaps from 1 Cor 10 30) before and after meat was the common known practice of the church, among Christians of all sorts, weak and strong: an ancient, commendable, apostolical, Christian practice, derived down from Christ's example through all the ages of the church, Matt 14 19; 15 36; Luke 9 16; John 6 11; Matt 26 26, 27; Acts 27 35. I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsman He is Lord of those that are living to rule them, of those that are dead to receive them and raise them up. The kingdom of God is not meat, etc. [1.] Consider the evil of giving offence, and what an abuse it is of our Christian liberty. Whereas they should have pitied them, and helped them, and afforded them meek and friendly instruction, they trampled upon them as silly, and humoursome, and superstitious, for scrupling those things which they knew to be lawful: so apt are those who have knowledge to be puffed up with it, and to look disdainfully and scornfully upon their brethren. 11. THIS chapter contains Paul's loving salutation to the various Christians dwelling at Rome. To this purport he argues, v. 14 and 23, which two verses explain this, and give us a rule not to act against the dictates. of Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat: It would be easy for a Christian who felt free to eat meat to despise others as hopeless legalists. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. Pentateuch Secondly, The consideration of the love of Christ in dying for souls should make us very tender of the happiness and salvation of souls, and careful not to do any thing which may obstruct and hinder them. On the other hand, he that regards not the daythat does not make a difference between one day and another, does not call one day holy and another profane, one day lucky and another unlucky, but esteems every day alikehe does not do it out of a spirit of opposition, contradiction, or contempt of his brother. 10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? When we admonish or rebuke, we do it over clear Scriptural principles, not over doubtful things. It is seldom that any such contention exists but there is a fault on both sides, and both must mend. Therefore Paul says that he was persuaded by the Lord Jesus, not only as the author of that persuasion, but as the ground of it; it was built upon the efficacy of Christ's death, which removed the curse, took off the forfeiture, and restored our right to the creature in general, and consequently put a period to that particular distinguishing prohibition. Prophets "Nay, God doth not only receive him, but hold him up, v. 4. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed Passwords should have at least 6 characters. a. This is a wonderful check on our tendency to justify ourselves in the things we permit. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. He did not seek to be among his disciples as a king is in the midst of his troops, guarded and protected in the time of strife; but he exposed himself to the fiercest part of all the conflict. 16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of: 17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Whatever they are, and whatever they do, they must give account to their own master, and not to us; if we can in any thing be helpers of their joy, it is well; but we have not dominion over their faith. This was, and is, the mark of the true believer, that he see Jesus. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. Historical Books We make ourselves our brethren's masters, and do in effect usurp the throne of God, when we take upon us thus to judge them, especially to judge their thoughts and intentions, which are out of our view, to judge their persons and state, concerning which it is hard to conclude by those few indications which fall within our cognizance. Divine honour is due to him, and must be paid. [2.] For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself: We must understand that from beginning to end our life is connected to other lives. On the other hand, another, who is weak, is dissatisfied in this point, is not clear in his Christian liberty, but rather inclines to think that the meats forbidden by the law remain still unclean; and therefore, to keep at a distance from them, he will eat no flesh at all, but eateth herbs, contenting himself with only the fruits of the earth. Me apollye. Romans 4:3. God is determined that it shall be so. CHILDREN are expected to bear some likeness to their parent. 1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. An account of the unhappy contention which had broken out in the Christian church. 1. a. 1. Major Prophets Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. Holy Ghost, that I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in mine heart. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men. If you have [strong] faith, and feel liberty to partake of certain things, praise God! Let all these differences be referred to the arbitration of Christ at the great day. Prophets 9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. Happy is the free man who is thus liberated by the . (Romans 14:19-21) Use your liberty to build each other up, not to tear each other down. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a Those who know most in this imperfect state, feel their own weakness most. i. 2. Minor Prophets Why so? Surely we serve a good Master, who makes peace and joy so essential to our religion. Romans 7:5. Weak and strong Christians are indeed our brethren, but they are not our servants. Those who are weak must be received, but not to doubtful disputations, v. 1. Christ is the centre, in which all the lines of life and death do meet. But have your strong faith before God, not before a brother who will stumble. The Gospels The Gospels In judging and censuring our brethren, we meddle with that which does not belong to us: we have work enough to do at home; and, if we must needs be judging, let us exercise our faculty upon our own hearts and ways.To his own master he stands or falls; that is, his doom will be according to his master's sentence, and not according to ours. Observe, The same for whom Christ died (v. 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. So for the other instance: He that eateth whatever is set before him, though it be blood, though it be swine's flesh, if it be food convenient for him, he eateth to the Lord. The evil concupiscence of your nature revolted against the command, and led you astray. c. 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