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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 14:1

‘But him who is weak in faith receive you, (yet) not to disputes about scruples.’ He calls on the Roman Christians to be ready to receive any who were ‘weak in faith’, but not in order to argue with them about unnecessary scruples. What they were to do was seek to strengthen each other’s faith in Christ, not undermine each other’s faith over secondary matters. And he deals with two matters which were clearly urgent, and which are of some interest to Christians today. The first dealing with the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 14:1-23

2). Christian Freedom And Consideration For The Views Of Others (14:1-15:6). Having laid down the principles of Christian living, Paul now moves on to what he clearly conceives of as a problem in the Roman church, the problem of disagreement on the question of religious observance. Such disagreement was inevitable. The Roman church was very much a mixture of people from many religious backgrounds, who had brought with them certain ideas about religious observance, and it especially included a... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 14:1-12

Romans 14:1-2 Kings : . A Lesson in Toleration.— A special homily for Rome ( Romans 14:1 to Romans 15:13) follows the comprehensive exhortation of chs. 12 f. Some ascetic circle in the Roman Church (p. 650 ), led perhaps by Jews of Essenic tenets (see Lightfoot’ s Colossians, on the Essenes), practised vegetarianism; others made much of sacred days. On such matters Christians should not judge or quarrel with each other. Romans 14:1-Numbers : . “ The man who eats herbs only,” has a feeble... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 14:1

In this chapter and part of the next, the apostle treats of some lesser matters of religion, about which there were great contentions in the church of Rome. Some of the Jews, though they embraced the gospel, did stiffly adhere still to the Mosaical ceremonies; and though a difference in meats and days should be conscientiously observed, yet they were ready to censure those that were contrary-minded, as profane persons, and contemners of the law of God. On the other side, the believing Gentiles,... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 14:1-4

CRITICAL NOTESRomans 14:1. Him that is weak in the faith.—Defective in the faith, in the general doctrine, and thus an observer of externals. Alford and De Wette refer to the weak in faith as one who wants broad and independent principles, and is in consequent bondage to prejudices. διαλογισμοί, opinions, views, thoughts. Often much disputing among the Rabbins on receiving proselytes on account of some supposed disqualification. The subject of the former chapter was submission; the subject of... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Romans 14:1

to doubtful for decisions of doubts, i.e. doubts about meats, etc. The church has no authority to decide questions of personal liberty in things not expressly forbidden in Scripture. Romans 14:2-6. read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Romans 14:1-23

Chapter 14In the fourteenth chapter Paul deals now with another issue.Him that is weak in the faith receive, but not to doubtful disputations ( Romans 14:1 ).Don't get into arguments with them, doubtful disputations, a person who is weak in the faith. And in this case, the person weak in the faith is the one who has very limited or narrow convictions.For one man believes that he can eat anything: another, who is weak in the faith, is a vegetarian ( Romans 14:2 ).There are some religious groups... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Romans 14:1-23

Romans 14:1 . Him that is weak in the faith receive ye. The apostolic churches were composed of jews and gentiles. Most of the jews were zealous of the law, and observed the legal distinctions of meats, clean and unclean, while the gentiles would eat whatever was sold in the shambles. Many of the heathen also had conscientious scruples. We gather from Ovid’s Fastorum, that the Greeks and Romans had feasts and customs without number; and some of those after their conversion would not eat... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 14:1-12

Romans 14:1-12Him that is weak in the faith receive, but not to doubtful disputations.Strong and weakHere is a lesson--I. For those who are strong in the faith.1. Not to provoke.2. Nor despise those who are weak.II. For those who are weak. Not to judge their stronger brethren.III. For both.1. To think and let think.2. To give each other credit for sincerity. (J. Lyth, D.D.)The weak in the faith to be received, or the duty of mutual forbearance1. “Faith” is not here used in the sense of... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Romans 14:1

1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. Ver. 1. Him that is weak, &c. ] That is, not thoroughly persuaded of all things pertaining to Christian liberty about things indifferent. Receive ] Affectu charitatis, put him into your bosoms, bear with his weaknesses, &c. Bucer rejected none, though different in some opinions, in whom he found aliquid Christi, anything of Christ, whose weaklings are to be handled with all tenderness. (Haymo.) But... read more