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Romans 14
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"Another, who is weak, eateth herbs."
Only wimps are vegetarians.
What should we eat?
What the Bible says about vegetarians
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| 14:1
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful
disputations.
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| 14:2
For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth
herbs.
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| 14:3
Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which
eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
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| 14:4
Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he
standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him
stand.
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| 14:5
One man esteemeth one
day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully
persuaded in his own mind. |
In speaking about the Sabbath, Paul says that some observe one day and others another
day. He says that's OK with him. But the Old Testament god was not so
understanding (Ex.20:8, 31:13-17,
35:2-3; Dt.4:12-14, Is.56:2).
Is it necessary to keep the sabbath?
"Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind."
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| 14:6
He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that
regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. 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.
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| 14:7
For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. |
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| 14:8
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die
unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. |
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| 14:9
For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be
Lord both of the dead and living. |
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| 14:10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy
brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. |
"But why dost thou judge thy brother?"
Should we judge others?
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| 14:11
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall confess to God. |
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| 14:12
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. |
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| 14:13
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather,
that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
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"Let us not therefore judge one another any more."
Don't judge other people or cause them to fall.
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| 14:14
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him
that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. |
"There is nothing unclean of itself."
Paul says that every kind of animal is OK to eat. But the Dt.14:7-8
clearly forbids using certain kinds of animals for food.
What should we eat?
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| 14:15
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not
charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
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| 14:16
Let not then your good be evil spoken of: |
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| 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and
peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. |
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| 14:18
For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and
approved of men. |
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| 14:19
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things
wherewith one may edify another. |
"Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things
wherewith one may edify another."
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| 14:20
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it
is evil for that man who eateth with offence. |
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| 14:21
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine,
nor any thing whereby
thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. |
"It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine,
nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak."
Is it OK to drink alcohol?
What should we eat?
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| 14:22
Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that
condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
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| 14:23
And he that
doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith
is sin.
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"He that doubteth is damned.... Whatsoever is not of faith is sin."
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