Romans 14:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

Thy brother

Ezekiel 13:22

1 Corinthians 8:12

Now

Destroy

1 Corinthians 8:11

2 Peter 2:1

1 John 2:2

General references

Bible References

Thy brother

Because [you] disheartened [the] heart of [the] righteous [by] deception, and I have not caused him pain, and strengthened [the] hands of [the] wicked [so that he did] not turn from his wicked way to save his life.

Now [if you] sin in this way against the brothers and wound their conscience, which is weak, you sin against Christ.

Now

Love does not commit evil against a neighbor. Therefore love [is the] fulfillment of the law.

Let each one of us please his neighbor for his good, for the purpose of edification.

Now concerning food sacrificed to idols, we know that "we all have knowledge." Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a ringing brass gong or a clashing cymbal.

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not let your freedom [become] an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

complete my joy, so that {you are in agreement}, having the same love, united in spirit, {having one purpose}.

Destroy

For the one who is weak--the brother for whom Christ died--is destroyed by your knowledge.

But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will bring in {destructive heresies}, even denying the Master who bought them, [thus] bringing on themselves swift destruction.

and he is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.

General references

"Speak to the {Israelites}, saying, 'These [are] the animals that you may eat from all the animals that [are] on the land:

All your [actions] must be done in love.

For if I build up again these [things] which I destroyed, I show myself [to be] a transgressor.

Think this in yourselves which [was] also in Christ Jesus,