Daily Meditation
19 Let us therefore
follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may
edify another.
Today’s ReadingRomans
Chapter 14
Him that is weak in
the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to
doubtful disputations. 2 For one believeth that he
may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. 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. 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. 5 One
man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let
every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. 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. 7 For
none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. 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. 9 For
to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both
of the dead and living. 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. 11 For it is
written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to
me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 12 So
then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
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. 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. 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. 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. 18 For he that in these things
serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. 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. 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. 22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. 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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