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Romans 14:8
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live, therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live, therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
FOR WHETHER WE LIVE - As long as we live. WE LIVE UNTO THE LORD - We live to do his will, and to promote his glory. This is the grand purpose of the life of the Christian. Other people live to gratify...
CHAPTER 14 _ 1. Strong and Weak Brethren are the Lord's Servants. (Romans 14:1 .)_ 2. The True Way of Love. (Romans 14:13 .) Romans 14:1 The question concerning brethren who were weak in faith, how...
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 Jew...
RESPECT FOR SCRUPLES (Romans 14:1) _ 14:1 Welcome the man who is weak in the faith, but not with a view to passing judgment on his scruples._ In this chapter Paul is dealing with what may have been...
For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Whether we live or die we belong to the Lord. It was for this purpo...
WHETHER (3), or. App-118. LORD. App-98....
_we die unto the Lord_ In view of Romans 14:9, this must mean, "when we die, we do not pass out of His bondservice, but only into another mode of it: in the world to come we are still at His command,...
ΤΩ͂Ι ΚΥΡΊΩΙ, for the Lord; dat. as above, 6. ΤΟΥ͂ ΚΥΡΊΟΥ ἘΣΜΈΝ. The whole argument rests on the position of Christians as δοῦλοι τοῦ κυρίου....
F. 12–15:13. THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL SEEN IN ITS EFFECT UPON BOTH THE COMMON AND THE INDIVIDUAL LIFE OF CHRISTIANS. In this section S. Paul deals with the consequences of the principles he has worked...
ΤΕ (G5037) и. ΖΏΜΕΝ _praes. conj. act. от_ ΖΆΩ (G2198) жить. _Conj._ с ΕΆΝ (G1437) в _conj._ 3 типа, предполагающем возможность уеловия. ΚΥΡΊΩ _dat. sing. от_ ΚΎΡΙΟΣ (G2962) Господь. _Dat._ преимуще...
DISCOURSE: 1915 THE EXTENT AND GROUNDS OF CHRISTIAN OBEDIENCE Romans 14:7. _None of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die,...
FOR NONE OF US LIVETH TO HIMSELF, &C.— _None of us,_ that is, "none of us Christians, _ought to live,"_ &c. The Apostle's argument stands thus: "According to the principles of true religion, and of th...
WE ARE THE LORD'S— These words give an easy interpretation to the phrases of _eating_ and _living,_ &c. _to the Lord;_ for they make them plainly to refer to what the Apostle had said at the latter en...
_TEXT_ Romans 14:1-12. But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. Romans 14:2 One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs. Romans 14:3 Let n...
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. FOR WHETHER WE LIVE, WE LIVE UNTO THE LORD - the Lord Ch...
__ The Conduct of the Saints 1 Fellowship among God's saints should not be based on knowledge or ignorance. God receives us even when we are feeble in faith. We should not cut from our fellowship on...
THE DUTY OF SYMPATHY AND TOLERATION In 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 th...
PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ROMANS _HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 14 CHRISTIAN FREEDOM 14:1-12 V1 Accept people whose *faith is weak. But do not argue with them about their opinions. V...
(7-9) The larger principle holds good, and therefore much more the smaller. It is not only his food that the Christian consecrates to God (or rather, immediately, to Christ, and through Christ to God)...
CHAPTER 29 CHRISTIAN DUTY: MUTUAL TENDERNESS AND TOLERANCE: THE SACREDNESS OF EXAMPLE Romans 14:1 BUT him who is weak-we might almost render, him who suffers from weakness, in his faith (in the sens...
CONSIDERATION TOWARD BRETHREN Romans 14:1 The weak conscience needs further instruction. It is anemic and requires the hilltop, with its further view and bracing air; but in the meantime its owner mu...
The apostle now turned to discussion of some of the difficulties which may arise in the Christian Church. Dealing with the question of the animals sacrificed to idols he laid down a supreme principle...
“ _For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For, whether we live, we live unto the Lord; whether we die_, _we die unto the Lord. Whether we live, therefore, or die_, _we are the...
The proof of Romans 14:7 is given in Romans 14:8 (_for_). Our life and death being through the fact of faith at the Lord's service, the contrast between living and dying is thus completely dependent o...
Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. (5) One man esteemeth one day above another: a...
The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
_LIFE AND DEATH UNTO THE LORD_ ‘Whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.’ Romans 14:8 You see the imme...
8._To the Lord we live, etc. _This does not mean the same as when it is said in Romans 6:11, that we are made _alive unto God _by his Spirit, but that we conform to his will and pleasure, and design a...
From the beginning of Chapter 14 to the end of Verse 7 in Chapter 15 another point is taken up, to which the different positions of the Jew and Gentile gave rise. It was difficult for a Jew to rid him...
FOR WHETHER WE LIVE, WE LIVE UNTO THE LORD,.... As natural, so spiritual life is derived from the Lord, and believers live by faith upon him, and according to his will revealed in the word; find to hi...
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. Ver. 8. _We are the Lord's_] Death divides us not from Chri...
_For none of us_ True Christians, in the things we do, _liveth to himself_ Is at his own disposal, doth his own will; _and no man dieth to himself_ Only for his own advantage, and according to his own...
WE ARE THE LORD'S; we seek his glory, are governed by his will, and belong to his redeemed people....
PERSONAL CONSCIENCE TOWARD GOD In Romans 12:1 we have seen instruction in many details of moral conduct. In such cases conscience has no liberty to take any stand but that of truth and honor. Just so...
(SEE NOTES UNDER THE CHAPTER HEADING FOR MORE) 1 Receive the weak brother Don't allow his petty ideas to rule the church 2 Strong = Faith that allows greater liberty Weak = Lack of ability to allo...
FOR WHETHER WE LIVE, WE LIVE UNTO THE LORD; OR WHETHER WE DIE, WE DIE UNTO THE LORD: WHETHER WE LIVE THEREFORE, OR DIE, WE ARE THE LORD'S. NOTE: These people were 'living unto the Lord..'WE ARE THE L...
7-13 Though some are weak, and others are strong, yet all must agree not to live to themselves. No one who has given up his name to Christ, is allowedly a self-seeker; that is against true Christiani...
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For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. [As we are Christ's by right of redemption and purchase (Acts...
Romans 14:8 For G1063 if G1437 G5037 live G2198 (G5725) live G2198 (G5719) Lord G2962 if...
CHRISTIAN FREEDOM TO BE TEMPERED BY CONSIDERATION FOR THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS WITH REGARD TO FOOD FETISHES AND SABBATH OBSERVANCE (14:1-23). Paul now deals with the question of whether to observe a...
‘For whether we live, we live to the Lord, or whether we die, we die to the Lord. Whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.' The meaning of the previous verse is here made clear. It is to...
Romans 14:8. FOR WHETHER WE LIVE, WE LIVE UNTO THE LORD, _i.e.,_ Christ WE DIE UNTO THE LORD; even our dying is an act of consecration to Christ WHETHER WE LIVE THEREFORE, etc. The whole course of...
II. SPECIAL DISCUSSION RESPECTING THE SCRUPLES OF CERTAIN WEAK BRETHREN. This part of the Epistle was occasioned by the existence at Rome of a class of Christians who had scruples in regard to eating...
1. _Fraternal Duty in the Case of the Weak Brethren._ The exhortation to receive the weak (Romans 14:1); the difference between the strong and the weak in the matter of eating (Romans 14:2), with admo...
WHETHER--OR (εαν τε--εαν τε). "Both if--and if" (condition of third class with present subjunctive (ζωμεν--αποθνησκωμεν). Both living and dying are "to the Lord." Paul repeats the idiom (εαν τε--εα...
Romans 14:8 I. What is meant by this strange word "unto"? We live "unto the Lord." It seems to impart at once into the phrase an air of unfamiliarity if not of actual unreality. I will try and explai...
Romans 14:7 I. First among the causes of the gospel's triumph, if it be not rather the sole cause, is that the belief in the crucifixion and resurrection was not a bare profession, but a real inward l...
CONTENTS: Law of love concerning doubtful things. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul. CONCLUSION: To do what conscience allows is not always right and to do what it questions is always wrong....
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 mea...
WE BELONG TO THE LORD. The totality of our earthly existence, our life and even our death, is a service for our God. See notes on Romans 12:1....
_Him that is weak in the faith receive, but not to doubtful disputations._ STRONG AND WEAK Here is a lesson-- I. For those who are strong in the faith. 1. Not to provoke. 2. Nor despise those who...
_For none of us liveth to himself._ NONE OF US LIVETH UNTO HIMSELF This is seen in-- I. Success, which can be secured only by co-operation. When one devotes himself to one kind of work and another...
_For whether we live, we live unto the Lord._ THE CHRISTIAN IDEA O/ LIFE I. The Christian idea of life: “To the Lord we live: to the Lord we die.” That idea of life is founded on Romans 14:7. In one...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 14:1 Paul addresses a specific dispute, probably over whether Christians need to follow Jewish food laws. He agrees with the “strong” (who did not feel compelled to follow those...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 14:7.—We are not to follow our own pleasure, nor obey our own inclinations. In life and death we, Christians, are the Lord’s. Romans 14:8.—Christians are Christ’s property, a...
EXPOSITION ROMANS 14:1 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 t...
In 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 dispu...
1 Corinthians 15:23; 1 Corinthians 3:22; 1 Corinthians 3:23; 1 Thessalonians 4:14;...