Romans 14:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Kingdom

Is

1 Corinthians 8:8

Colossians 2:16

Hebrews 13:9

But

2 Peter 1:1

General references

Romans 12:18

1 Corinthians 4:20

Ephesians 4:3

Bible References

Kingdom

"Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

"But continue to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

One of his fellow guest who was listening to him, said to him, "Blessed are those who eat bread in the kingdom of God."

The Pharisees asked him when the kingdom of God was coming. He answered. "The kingdom of God does not come so that you can catch sight of it,

"In very truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

For the kingdom of God is not in talk, but in power.

Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. None who are immoral, or idolaters, or adulterers, or catamites, or sodomites,

exhorting and imploring and adjuring each one among you to lead a life worthy of the God who called you into his own kingdom and glory.

Is

Now food does not bring us nearness to God. Neither if we eat do we gain any advantage, nor if we eat not, do we lose any.

Therefore do not permit any one to sit in judgment on you in regard to what you may eat or drink, or in regard to feast-days or new moons or sabbaths.

Do not allow yourselves to be swept away by various and strange teachings. For it is a beautiful thing to be established in heart by grace, and not by regulations regarding food, from which those that occupied themselves with them have derived no benefit.

But

"But continue to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

It is of him that you are in Christ Jesus, whom God made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

Him who knew no sin, in our behalf he has made to be sin; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

and be found in him; not having my own righteousness of the Law, but that alone which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which comes from God, founded upon faith.

Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

General references

If it be possible, so far as it lies with you, be at peace with all men.

For the kingdom of God is not in talk, but in power.

and endeavor to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace.