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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 14:14

Verse 14 14.I know, etc. To anticipate their objection, who made such progress in the gospel of Christ as to make no distinction between meats, he first shows what must be thought of meats when viewed in themselves; and then he subjoins how sin is committed in the use of them. He then declares, that no meat is impure to a right and pure conscience, and that there is no hindrance to a pure use of meats, except ignorance and infirmity; for when any imagines an impurity in them, he is not at... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 14:15

Verse 15 15.But if through meat thy brother is grieved, etc. He now explains how the offending of our brethren may vitiate the use of good things. And the first thing is, — that love is violated, when our brother is made to grieve by what is so trifling; for it is contrary to love to occasion grief to any one. The next thing is, — that when the weak conscience is wounded, the price of Christ’s blood is wasted; for the most abject brother has been redeemed by the blood of Christ: it is then a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:1-23

F. The duty of enlightened Christians towards weak brethren. From moral duties in general of Christians towards each other and towards all the apostle now passes to such as they owe peculiarly to each other as members of a religious community, united by a common faith. He has already ( Romans 12:16 ) admonished his readers to be "of the same mind one toward another;" but, as was remarked under that verse, this did not imply agreement of view on all subjects, such as is impossible where... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:1-23

Christian liberty. The general treatment of the ethics of the gospel is concluded, and now the apostle deals with a particular application which the condition of the Church at Rome required. There were some there, a minority probably, who were more or less in subjection to the spirit of the old Judaic economy, making distinctions of meats and of days. And when they came together for the Christian love-feasts, the differences were of awkward consequence. The stronger ones doubted whether... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:10-13

But thou, why judgest thou thy brother? or thou too, why settest thou at nought thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God (so, rather than of Christ, as in the Textus Receptus). For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God ( Isaiah 45:23 , quoted very freely from the LXX .). So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Let us therefore no longer judge one another . This... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:13-23

Deference to weak consciences, not condemnation of them. Having taken his readers up to the judgment-bar of Jesus, the only Lord of the conscience, he now proceeds to show how we are to help weak brethren. It will not be by condemning their scruples, but by following Christ in seeking their salvation. We are to defer to conscience so far as our weaker brother's spiritual interests are concerned, and surrender meat or wine, if by our total abstinence we can promote his salvation. I. WE... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:14

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself ; save that to him who accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean . To him it becomes defiling, because partaking of it defiles his conscience (cf. 1 Corinthians 8:7 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:15

For ( γὰρ here certainly, rather than δὲ as in the Textus Receptus. It introduces a reason for the general admonition beginning at Romans 14:13 ) if on account of meat (not here, thy meat, as in the Authorized Version) thy brother is grieved, thou no longer walkest charitably (literally, according to love, or charity; i.e. in continuing to set at naught his conscientious scruples). With thy meat destroy not him, for whom Christ died (cf. 1 Corinthians 8:11 , καὶ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:16

Let not then your good be evil spoken of . "Your good" is your enlightenment, which is in itself a good thing; but it will be "evil spoken of" as a bad thing, if it leads to superciliousness and uncharitableness. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 14:13

Let us not therefore judge ... - Since we are to give account of ourselves at the same tribunal; since we must be there on the same “level,” let us not suppose that we have a right here to sit in judgment on our fellow-Christians.But judge this rather - If disposed to “judge,” let us be employed in a better kind of judging; let us come “to a determination” not to injure the cause of Christ. This is an instance of the happy “turn” which the apostle would give to a discussion. Some people have an... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 14:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 14:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:10-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:13-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 14:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 14:13

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