Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Romans 14:19
Edify] i.e. build up the Christian society, which is called in the next v. 'the work of God.'
Edify] i.e. build up the Christian society, which is called in the next v. 'the work of God.'
ROMANS 14:19 diw,kwmen {D} The question whether in this verse Paul describes the Christian ideal (the indicative diw,komen continuing the statements made in verses Romans 14:17 and...
Verse 19. _LET US THEREFORE FOLLOW_] Far from contending about _meats, drinks_, and _festival times_, in which it is not likely that the _Jews_ and _Gentiles_ will _soon_ agree, let us endeavour to th...
LET US THEREFORE FOLLOW ... - The object of this verse is to persuade the church at Rome to lay aside their causes of contention, and to live in harmony. This exhortation is founded on the considerati...
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...
CONSIDERATENESS INSTEAD OF CENSORIOUSNESS. Romans 14:13. Let us stop judging one another (_cf._ Matthew 7:1); but come rather to this judgment, not to lay a stumbling-block in a brother's way, etc. R...
Do not allow that good gift of freedom which you possess to become a thing which gets you into disrepute. For the Kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but of righteousness and peace and...
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...
FOLLOW AFTER. pursue. See Romans 9:30. THINGS... PEACE. Literally the things of the peace. THINGS... ANOTHER. the things of mutual (Greek. _eis_. App-104. vi, _allelous,_ others) edifying. EDIFY. Gr...
_the things which make for peace_ Lit. THE THINGS OF PEACE. So below, THE THINGS OF MUTUAL EDIFICATION. For remarks on the harmony between St Paul's _eirenicon_here and his stern warnings (e.g. in Gal...
ἌΡΑ ΟΥ̓͂Ν, ‘so then after all’: brings to the front some of the implications of the preceding verses, for further enforcement of the appeal. ΤᾺ ΤΗ͂Σ ΕἸΡΉΝΗΣ. The aims which the peace established by C...
While Christian freedom is to be maintained, it must not be so maintained as to violate charity. S. Paul has developed in the strongest terms the Christian right, and consequently the wrong of judging...
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...
ΔΙΏΚΩΜΕΝ _praes. conj. act. от_ ΔΙΏΚΩ (G1377) преследовать, упорно следовать. Побудительный _conj._, "будем же следовать" ΟΙΚΟΔΟΜΉ (G3619) строительство как процесс; фигуральное обозначение духовного...
DISCOURSE: 1917 PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY ILLUSTRATED Romans 14:17. _The kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things servet...
_TEXT_ Romans 14:13-23. Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother's way, or an occasion of falling. Romans 14:14 I know...
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. LET US THEREFORE FOLLOW AFTER THE THINGS WHICH MAKE FOR PEACE, AND THINGS WHEREWITH ONE M...
__ 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...
14:19 peace, (g-11) Lit. 'the things of peace.' another. (h-19) Or 'the things of edification, in which one [builds up] another,' or 'of mutual edification.'...
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...
LET US THEREFORE FOLLOW. — The best MSS. have the indicative mood, “so then we follow.” There is, however, some good support for the Received text, especially in the patristic quotations and versions;...
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...
The Apostle now proceeds to argue the question of Christian conduct in things indifferent from another point of view that of the influence which our conduct may have on others, and of the consideratio...
ἄρα οὖν : see Romans 14:12. τὰ τῆς εἰρήνης is not materially different from τὴν εἰρήνην : all that belongs to, makes for, peace: we cannot argue from its use here that the word must have exactly the s...
YIELDING RIGHTS FOR OTHERS' SAKE Romans 14:13 We must be careful of one another's faith. Unkind criticism or ridicule, or the strong pressure of our arguments and reasons may impede the divine life i...
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...
(18) Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. (18) A general conclusion: the use of this liberty, indeed, and our whole life, ought t...
“ _Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things which pertain to mutual edification.For food destroy not the work of God; all things indeed are pure, but a thing becomes e...
After having addressed the strong and the weak simultaneously, the apostle further addresses a warning to the former, to induce them not to use their liberty except in conformity with the law of love....
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. (18) For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. (19) L...
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...
19._Let us then follow, etc. _He recalls us, as much as possible, from a mere regard to meats, to consider those greater things which ought to have the first place in all our actions, and so to have t...
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...
LET US THEREFORE FOLLOW AFTER THE THINGS, Since the kingdom of God is in part peace, and the man that serves Christ in this, as in other things, is accepted with God, and grateful to men, the apostle...
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. Ver. 19. _Wherewith one may edify another_] Discords among good people do _edificare in gehe...
_Let us therefore_ In consistency with these certain and momentous truths; _follow after the things which make for peace_ Which tend to procure, preserve, and promote peace among the faithful; and thi...
LET US, THEREFORE, FOLLOW AFTER THE THINGS WHICH MAKE FOR PEACE, AND THINGS WHEREWITH ONE MAY EDIFY ANOTHER....
Avoid all offense:...
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...
Liberty and its proper use 13 Do not place a stumbling block or death trap for a brother This is not trivial matter Fall = from grace, lost eternally, damnation 14 See note on verse 5 Weak - does...
19-23 Many wish for peace, and talk loudly for it, who do not follow the things that make for peace. Meekness, humility, self-denial, and love, make for peace. We cannot edify one another, while quar...
This verse is the application of the foregoing discourse, in which you have an exhortation to the practice of two great duties. The one is peace, or peaceableness; the other is mutual edification. He...
So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another. [Humanly prescribed and wholly external ordinances neither usher us into the kingdom nor increase...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III Sed et qui utitur, "cum gratiarum actione,"[152]...
Romans 14:19 Therefore G686 G3767 pursue G1377 (G5725) for G3588 peace G1515 and G2532 which G1519 one...
‘So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may edify one another.' In consequence of this, says Paul, let us follow after the things which make for peace and harm...
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...
Romans 14:19. LET US THEREFORE; an inference from Romans 14:17-18. FOLLOW AFTER THE THINGS OF PEACE; those things which constitute peace. AND THE THINGS WHICH PERTAIN TO MUTUAL EDIFICATION. Here th...
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...
2. _Proper Use of Christian Liberty on the Part of the Stronger Brethren._ The section opens with a caution against judging (Romans 14:13 a), which furnishes a transition to the leading thought, namel...
SO THEN (αρα ουν). Two inferential particles, "accordingly therefore."LET US FOLLOW AFTER (διωκωμεν). Present active subjunctive (volitive). "Let us pursue." Some MSS. have present indicative, "w...
Romans 14:19 (R.V.) I. This was wise counsel, and counsel that we cannot doubt was in accordance with the mind of Christ. But it has not been much heeded in the Church. Of course there have been peace...
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 MUST ALWAYS AIM. "In those matters that are _morally indifferent_ [that make no difference, one way or the other] I must ask how my action or lack of action will affect the peace and growth of the...
_Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace._ THINGS WHICH MAKE FOR PEACE I. What these things are. 1. Righteousness. 2. Humility. 3. Love. 4. Faith. II. We must follow them....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 14:20.—The work of God is the faith of a fellow-Christian. Romans 14:21.—Three forms of spiritual damage, corresponding with the three blessings in Romans 14:17, which are pr...
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 10:33; 1 Corinthians 14:12; 1 Corinthians 14:26; 1 Peter 3:11;...
Things which make for peace [τ α τ η ς ε ι ρ η ν η ς]. Lit. the things of peace. So the next clause, things of edification. See on build you up, Acts 20:32. Edification is upbuilding. One another [τ η...
Peace and edification are closely joined. Practical divinity tends equally to peace and to edification. Controversial divinity less directly tends to edification, although sometimes, as they of old, w...
This verse is an inference drawn from the foregoing discourse. "Seeing the kingdom of God, or our common Christianity, doth not consist either in the doing or declining of these little indifferent thi...