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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 14:4

another man's . App-124 . servant = household servant. See Luke 16:13 . App-190 . master . Greek. kurios. App-98 . Yea = But. holden up = made to stand. God . The texts read "the Lord". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 14:3

Let not him that eateth set at naught him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.What a natural thing it was for the Christian of strong faith to set a low value upon a brother with all those silly scruples! How easy it was for the scrupulous to judge others as "liberal" and condemn them for not accepting the more strict behavior! With some Christians thus tempted to set at naught some of their brethren, and others tempted to judge... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 14:4

Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to make him stand.The presumption of one Christian judging another overlooks the fact that God judges all, a prerogative categorically withheld from mortal, fallible men, and wisely so. No man is capable of accurate judgment, in things pertaining either to himself or to his fellow Christians; and nothing is quite so detrimental to Christian fellowship... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 14:3

Romans 14:3. Let not him that eateth, despise, &c.— By him that eateth, St. Paul seems to mean the Gentiles, who were less scrupulous in the use of indifferent things; and by him that eateth not, the Jews, who made great distinction of meats, and days, and placed in them a great and, as they thought, necessary part of the worship of the true God.To the Gentiles the Apostle gives this caution, that they should not contemn the Jews as weak, narrow-minded men, who laid so much stress on... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 14:4

Romans 14:4. Standeth or falleth, &c.— Falleth is here used in the destructive sense, and signifies being totally cast off. Comp. ch. Romans 11:11-12. Dr. Whitby explains the last clause, of God's convincing the Jewish converts in general of the indifference of the Mosaic ritual, by putting a speedy period to the very possibility of observing it, in the destruction at Jerusalem; which would have a peculiar efficacy to wean men's minds from an attachment to it, when considered in connection... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 14:3

3. Let not him that eateth despise—look down superciliously upon "him that eateth not." and let not him that eateth not judge—sit in judgment censoriously upon "him that eateth." for God hath received him—as one of His dear children, who in this matter acts not from laxity, but religious principle. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 14:4

4. Who art thou that judges another man's—rather, "another's" servant?—that is, CHRIST'S, as the whole context shows, especially Romans 14:8; Romans 14:9. Yea, c.—"But he shall be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand" that is, to make good his standing, not at the day of judgment, of which the apostle treats in Romans 14:10, but in the true fellowship of the Church here, in spite of thy censures. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 14:1-12

1. The folly of judging one another 14:1-12The apostle dealt first with the importance of not judging one another. This was a particular temptation to those Christians who believed that they should refrain from some practices that they believed were displeasing to God but which other Christians felt were legitimate. When Paul wrote, the first group included Jewish Christians who, because of their background in Judaism, tended to perpetuate the practices commanded in the Mosaic Code. Some Jewish... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 14:1-13

D. Conduct within Christian liberty 14:1-15:13In Romans 14:1 to Romans 15:13, Paul gave special attention to the problem of knowing how to live in Christian freedom. This section of Romans deals with Christian conduct when God does not specify exactly what we should do in every situation (cf. 1 Corinthians 8). In such cases some Christians will do one thing and others another, both within God’s will. How to handle these situations is the focus of this section.Paul moved on to discuss a problem... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 14:3

The person who eats should not view himself as superior, even though he is right, or look down on his extremely sensitive brother with a condescending attitude. The weaker brother should not judge the more liberal Christian as unacceptable to God either, because God has accepted him. read more

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