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NASB | Romans 14:1 Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 14:1 As for the one whose faith is weak, accept him [into your fellowship], but not for [the purpose of] quarreling over his opinions. |
Bible Question: Can anyone help me with Romans 14? I've heard it described as a personal conviction. I'm sure it applies to more than eating and drinking. Can we compare it to what type of TV we watch? Example: If a believer dosen't watch R-rated movies, should we do the same even if we think certain R movies are okay? Is there clear line of what things are okay and what things aren't? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Guitarmonkey: Romans 14 most certainly deals with things which are open to question as to right or wrong. Although, it primarily deals with meats, drinks and days I believe the principles apply to other areas of life. First of all we are not dealing with the principle of Noah's day "that everyone did what was right in their own eyes. In Romans 14 we are looking at the weak christain and the strong christian and their attitudes toward each other. On things which we do not have a "thus saith the Lord" we are not to dispise or judge the other for the things we may allow. I have seen it work both ways, where a strong brother will intimidate a weak brother causing the weak brother to do or accpet things which he is not comfortable with. Conversely, I have oberserved some who claim to be weak and would us this claim to prevent the strong brother from doing things he feels are right. When dealing with doubtful things we are given instructions: 1. "Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind." Is it something we can give God thanks for? 2. If we have doubts about a certain thing than it is sin to allow it v. 22, 23 3. We must be considerate of our brothers and sisters, since we have a responsibility for their spiritual well being. V15 4. We should be willing to give up certain things rather than stumble our brother. We are reminded that such actions destroy "the work of God" A searching question we can ask ourselves "What would Jesus do? What would Jesus think of this? Does my action bring glory to God? Guitar, God did not give us a list of rules to follow, but rather he has given us divine life and he wants us to learn by experience how we may become more like Jesus and serve him until he comes. If we had a list of rules, we would end up with legalism which is sin. A few things to think about Robert |