Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Romans 14:18
For he that in (p) these things serveth Christ [is] acceptable to God, and approved of men.
(p) He that lives peaceably, and does righteously, through the Holy Spirit.
For he that in (p) these things serveth Christ [is] acceptable to God, and approved of men.
(p) He that lives peaceably, and does righteously, through the Holy Spirit.
Verse 18. _FOR HE THAT IN THESE THINGS_] The man, whether _Jew_ or _Gentile_, who _in these things_-righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, _serveth Christ_-acts according to his doctrine, i...
IN THESE THINGS - In righteousness, peace, and joy. SERVETH CHRIST - Or obeys Christ, who has commanded them. He receives Christ as his “master” or “teacher” and does his will in regard to them. To d...
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...
THESE THINGS. this. SERVETH. See Romans 6:6. ACCEPTABLE. well-pleasing. See Romans 12:1. APPROVED. Greek. _dokimos._ First of seven occ, always "Approved", save James 1:12. OF. by....
_For he that in these things_, &c. The "_for_" indicates a connexion somewhat as follows: "the privileges of the Gospel are above all things _spiritual: for_the subjects of God's evangelical kingdom a...
Ὁ ΓᾺΡ ἘΝ ΤΟΎΤΩΙ Κ.Τ.Λ. Cf. Romans 15:3, the service of the Christ involves the adoption of His principle of ‘not pleasing Himself.’ ἘΝ ΤΟΎΤΩΙ = in this matter, of conduct as regards things in themsel...
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...
ΈΝ ΤΟΎΤΩ. (G1722; G3778) в этом; то есть признав, что пища и еда второстепенны (Barrett), ΔΟΥΛΕΎΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΔΟΥΛΕΎΩ (G1398) служить в качестве раба, ΕΎΆΡΈΣΤΟΣ (G2101) приносящий удовол...
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...
For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. FOR HE THAT IN THESE THINGS ('IN THIS' IS THE TRUE READING; MEANING, IN THIS THREEFOLD LIFE,) SERVETH CHRIST....
__ 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...
IN THESE THINGS] RV 'herein'; i.e. in the exercise of such a life of Christian love....
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...
IN THESE THINGS. — The more correct reading is, _in this_ (_way_). The meaning, however, is the same. SERVETH CHRIST. — Here the principle of unity which holds together different sides and manifestat...
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...
ἐν τούτῳ : “on the principle implied by these virtues” (Sanday and Headlam). One may serve Christ either eating or abstaining, but no one can serve Him whose conduct exhibits indifference to righteous...
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...
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...
“ _For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God and approved of men._ ” So true is it that it is in these dispositions the kingdom of God consists, that the goodwill of God and men...
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...
18._For he who in these things, etc. _An argument drawn from the effect: for it is impossible, but that when any one is acceptable to God and approved by men, the kingdom of God fully prevails and flo...
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 HE THAT IN THESE THINGS SERVETH CHRIST,.... That is, in righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost; he whose faith is an obedient one, and embraces these things, and from the heart obeys them...
For he that in these things serveth Christ _is_ acceptable to God, and approved of men. Ver. 18. _Is acceptable to God_] And he is a happy man that can be acquitted by himself in private, in public b...
_For the kingdom of God_ Into which we enter by believing in Christ, and becoming his subjects, or which thereby enters into us, and is set up in our hearts, namely, true religion; _is not_ Does not c...
SERVETH CHRIST; though it is written, "Worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve," Matthew 4:10, yet he that serveth Christ is acceptable to God. The reason is, Christ is God. Chap Roman...
Of the abuse of Christian liberty:...
FOR HE THAT IN THESE THINGS SERVETH CHRIST IS ACCEPTABLE TO GOD AND APPROVED OF MEN. His entire admonition up to this point the apostle now condenses in the one short expression No more, now, let us j...
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...
FOR HE THAT HEREIN SERVETH CHRIST IS WELL-PLEASING TO GOD, AND APPROVED OF MEN. 'he that herein serveth Christ' -'serves Christ in this way pleases God' (TCNT) The person that realizes,. am not goin...
14-18 Christ deals gently with those who have true grace, though they are weak in it. Consider the design of Christ's death: also that drawing a soul to sin, threatens the destruction of that soul. D...
This proves the foregoing assertion, that _the kingdom of God_ consisteth in _righteousness, peace, and joy, _ because _he that serveth Christ in_ and by _these things, is accepted of God, and approve...
For he that herein serveth Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men....
Romans 14:18 For G1063 serves G1398 (G5723) Christ G5547 in G1722 things G5125 acceptable G2101 God G2316 and...
‘For he who in this serves Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men.' So the one who serves Christ in this way, by having a regard for the tender consciences of others, is well pleasing to...
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 14:18. FOR HE THAT HEREIN, lit., ‘in this,' according to the correct reading. Some have referred ‘this' to the ‘Holy Spirit,' which seems unnatural. Others, to avoid the difficulty, retain the...
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...
HEREIN (εν τουτω). "On the principle implied by these virtues" (Sanday and Headlam).APPROVED OF MEN (δοκιμος τοις ανθρωποις). "Acceptable to men." Stands the test for men. See 1 Corinthians 11:19;...
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...
AND WHOEVER SERVES CHRIST. No one can serve Christ if he cares nothing for the righteousness, peace, and joy that the Holy Spirit gives! An unselfish attitude pleases both God and man!...
_For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink._ GOD’S KINGDOM I. The description given of the kingdom of God. 1. The import of the term. Christ’s spiritual kingdom established on earth--His dominion...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 14:16. LET NOT YOUR GOOD BE EVIL SPOKEN OF.—Let not Christian liberty be abused by offence given to the weak. Romans 14:17. THE KINGDOM OF GOD.—What commends us to God is not...
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 7:22; 1 Peter 2:20; 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 3:16;...
In these — Righteousness, peace, and joy. Men — Wise and good men....
HE THAT IN THESE THINGS, that is, in righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, SERVETH CHRIST, IS ACCEPTABLE TO GOD. That is, this shows and evidences that he is. person accepted with God,...