For if your brother is grieved because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. Truth to Learn We should all build up other members of the body of Christ. Behind the Words The...
Romans 14:14 – Personally Forbidden
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. Truth to Learn What God forbids for me He may not forbid for you. Behind the Words “Know” is...
Romans 14:13 – Judge Yourself
Therefore we should not judge one another anymore, but rather decide not to put a stumbling block or a hindrance in our brother's way. Truth to Learn Our actions should not hinder the relationship between our brother or sister and the Lord Jesus Christ; it should enhance it. Behind...
Romans 14:12 – Personal Testimony
So then each of us will give account of himself to God. Truth to Learn All Christians will have to testify regarding what they have done for God while on this earth. Behind the Words Paul starts off the current verse with the Greek words ara oun, which basically...
Romans 14:11 – He Is LORD!
For it is written: "As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to Me, and every tongue will confess to God." Truth to Learn We need to recognize God’s sovereignty now as we will eternally. Behind the Words “Confess” is translated from the Greek verb...
Romans 14:10 – Rewards For Works
But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For all will stand before the judgment seat of Christ. Truth to Learn Christ will judge all the works of all Christians. Behind the Words The word translated “judgment seat” is the Greek word bematos,...
Romans 14:9 – Lord Of All
For to this end Christ died and rose and lived, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. Truth to Learn Jesus Christ is Lord of all! Behind the Words The Greek word translated “rose” is anhistēmi, which is made up of ana, meaning “again”...
Romans 14:8 – Still On The Altar?
For if we should live, we live to the Lord; and if we should die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we might live or die, we are the Lord's. Truth to Learn Living to the Lord is submission to His will. Behind the Words The subtlety of...
Romans 14:7 – Life Focus
For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. Truth to Learn Christians are not to live for themselves, but for God. Behind the Words “Lives” is translated from the verb dzaō, which always refers to “life.” It is used to express both physical life...
Romans 14:6 – God-ward Focus
He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who is eating, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who is not eating, to the Lord he...