Romans 14:1

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Summary

Romans 14:1

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

Weak

Receive

3 John 1:8

Doubtful disputations

Romans 14:2

General references

Leviticus 11:22

Bible References

Weak

It is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble.

He considered his own body to be already dead (since he was about 100 years old) and also considered the deadness of Sarah’s womb, without weakening in the faith.

Now we who are strong have an obligation to bear the weaknesses of those without strength, and not to please ourselves.

Indeed, you have instructed many
and have strengthened weak hands.

Strengthen the weak hands,
steady the shaking knees!

He protects His flock like a shepherd;
He gathers the lambs in His arms
and carries them in the fold of His garment.
He gently leads those that are nursing.

He will not break a bruised reed,
and He will not put out a smoldering wick;
He will faithfully bring justice.

You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are going astray, and he will not seek the lost or heal the broken. He will not sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.

He will not break a bruised reed,
and He will not put out a smoldering wick,
until He has led justice to victory.

Immediately Jesus reached out His hand, caught hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

“But whoever causes the downfall of one of these little ones who believe in Me—it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea!

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

Brothers, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ.

However, not everyone has this knowledge. In fact, some have been so used to idolatry up until now that when they eat food offered to an idol, their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

To the weak I became weak, in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some.

Receive

Therefore accept one another, just as the Messiah also accepted you, to the glory of God.

“The one who welcomes you welcomes Me, and the one who welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me.

And whoever welcomes one child like this in My name welcomes Me.

I assure you: Whoever receives anyone I send receives Me, and the one who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.”

Therefore, welcome him in the Lord with all joy and hold men like him in honor,

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and don’t say, “Welcome,” to him;

Therefore, we ought to support such men so that we can be coworkers with the truth.

Doubtful disputations

One person believes he may eat anything, but one who is weak eats only vegetables.

General references

You may eat these:

any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, and grasshopper.