Romans 14:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 14:14-16

Romans 14:14-16. I know By the light of reason; and am persuaded Or assured; by the Lord Jesus Probably by a particular revelation from him; that there is nothing No kind of meat; unclean of itself Or unlawful under the gospel. But to him that esteemeth any thing unclean That in his conscience accounts it to be so; it is unclean How indifferent soever it is in itself: and he will contract guilt before God, by allowing himself in it, whether it be to indulge his own taste, or to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 14:1-23

The use of Christian liberty (14:1-15:13)Although Christians are free from religious rules and regulations such as those found in Moses’ law, some have difficulty living with such freedom. Because their faith is not strong, they have their own laws which they feel bound to keep. Other Christians should accept such people warmly into their fellowship and not argue with them about personal opinions (14:1).Some of the Jewish Christians in the church in Rome had grown little in their faith and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 14:15

But . The texts read "For". if . App-118 . be = is. thy . Omit. now . . . not = no longer. Greek. ouketi. App-105 . charitably = according to ( App-104 ) love ( App-135 .) Destroy . Literally loose, or pull, away from; the opposite to build up. See verses: Rom 19:20 ; Rom 2:12 . 1 Corinthians 8:11 . him = that same. with = by. Dative case. for . App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 14:15

For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.With regard to how the weak brother may be grieved, Greathouse has:For one thing, it will pain his overly sensitive conscience to see you do what he (however wrongly) regards as sinful. But the real damage occurs when he is emboldened by your example to do what he believes God has forbidden him to do. He who eats with a bad conscience is a waverer who is condemned by... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 14:15

Romans 14:15. But if thy brother be grieved, &c.— If then thy brother be offended with thy meat, thou walkest no longer charitably. It hence appears, that grieving a person does not signify merely putting himout of humour, but leading him into sin. The grief therefore is that which arises from a consciousness of having acted amiss, in conformity to the example of a person considered as superior, whether in rank or genius, knowledge or piety. See Hammond, Locke, and Doddridge. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 14:15

15. But if thy brother be grieved—has his weak conscience hurt with thy meat—rather, "because of meat." The word "meat" is purposely selected as something contemptible in contrast with the tremendous risk run for its sake. Accordingly, in the next clause, that idea is brought out with great strength. Destroy not him with—"by" thy meat for whom Christ died—"The worth of even the poorest and weakest brother cannot be more emphatically expressed than by the words, 'for whom Christ died'"... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 14:13-23

2. The evil of offending one another 14:13-23In the previous section Paul addressed both the "weak" and the "strong" Christians, but he spoke mainly about the weaker brother’s temptation to condemn the stronger believer. In this section he dealt more with the temptation that the stronger brother faces. Paul structured his argument in a chiasm. [Note: Moo, p. 850.] A Warning about stumbling blocks (13b) B Nothing is "unclean" in itself (14a) C Warning about destroying one for whom Christ died... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 14:15

The words "grieved" and "destroy" describe two different stages. When one person sees another doing what his own conscience condemns, it grieves him or causes him pain. When he then proceeds to do what his conscience condemns, he commits sin and ultimately experiences moral destruction.The apostle’s point was this. If your behavior regarding amoral things is creating spiritual problems for another Christian, your conduct is not loving (cf. Romans 12:10). The welfare of a brother should... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 14:1-23

The Duty of Sympathy and TolerationIn chapter Romans 13:12 St. Paul urged his readers, by their expectation of Christ’s coming, to avoid the licence and immorality of the heathen. Now he turns to the opposite extreme, and deals with the ascetic scrupulousness of certain Christians.Under the Jewish Law there was a distinction between clean and unclean meats. This distinction, which perpetuated the separation between Jew and Gentile, Christ abolished (Mark 7:19 RV), as was afterwards revealed to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 14:15

(15) But.—The true reading is undoubtedly For, the connection of which is somewhat difficult to trace. It appears to leap over Romans 14:14, and go back to Romans 14:13. We may suppose that the substance of this verse recurs to the Apostle’s mind after the parenthetical statement just inserted, and though he does not repeat it in words, he connects on to it the sequence of his thought. “The Christian should not put a stumbling-block in his brother’s way. Not, indeed, that there is anything... read more

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