Romans 14:17

Do Not Pass Judgment On One Another

¹⁶ Do not let what is right for you become a matter of reproach. ¹⁷ For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and gladness through the presence of the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ He who serves the Christ in this way pleases God, and wins the approval of his fellow men.

Eating and Drinking

Holy Spirit

In Me

Kingdom of God

Righteousness and Peace

O God

Romans 15:13

May God, who inspires our hope, grant you perfect happiness and peace in your faith, till you are filled with this hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 6:33

But first seek his Kingdom and the righteousness that he requires, and then all these things shall be added for you.

1 Corinthians 8:8

What we eat, however, will not bring us nearer to God. We lose nothing by not eating this food, and we gain nothing by eating it.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Do not you know that wrong-doers will have no share in God's Kingdom? Do not be deceived. No one who is immoral, or an idolater, or an adulterer, or licentious, or a sodomite,

Romans 8:6

To be earthly-minded means Death, to be spiritually minded means Life and Peace;

1 Corinthians 4:20

For the Kingdom of God is based, not on words, but on power.

Philippians 2:1

If, then, any encouragement comes through union with Christ, if there is any persuasive power in love, if there is any communion with the Spirit, if there is any tenderness or pity,

Matthew 3:2

"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."

Luke 14:15

One of the guests heard what he said and exclaimed: "Happy will he be who shall eat bread in the Kingdom of God!"

Luke 17:20-21

Being once asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God was to come, Jesus answered: "The Kingdom of God does not come in a way that admits of observation,

John 3:3

"In truth I tell you," exclaimed Jesus, "unless a man is reborn, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."

John 3:5

"In truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "unless a man owes his birth to Water and Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.

John 16:33

I have spoken to you in this way, so that in me you may find peace. In the world you will find trouble; yet, take courage! I have conquered the world."

Acts 9:31

And so it came about that the Church, throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, enjoyed peace and became firmly established; and, ordering its life by reverence for the Lord and the help of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.

Acts 13:52

And went to Iconium, leaving the disciples full of joy and of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 5:1-5

Therefore, having been pronounced righteous as the result of faith, let us enjoy peace with God through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Romans 8:15-16

For you did not receive the spirit of a slave, to fill you once more with fear, but the spirit of a son which leads us to cry 'Abba, Our Father.'

1 Corinthians 1:30

But you, by your union with Christ Jesus, belong to God; and Christ, by God's will, became not only our Wisdom, but also our Righteousness, Holiness, and Deliverance,

2 Corinthians 5:21

Him who never knew sin God made to be Sin, on our behalf; so that we, through union with him, might become the Righteousness of God.

Philippians 3:3

For it is we who are the circumcised--we whose worship is prompted by the Spirit of God, who exult in Christ Jesus, and who do not rely upon external privileges;

Philippians 3:9

Any righteousness that I have being, not the righteousness that results from Law, but the righteousness which comes through faith in Christ--the righteousness which is derived from God and is founded on faith.

Philippians 4:4

All joy be yours at all times in your union with the Lord. Again I repeat--All joy be yours.

Philippians 4:7

Then the Peace of God, which is beyond all human understanding, will stand guard over your hearts and thoughts, through your union with Christ Jesus.

Colossians 1:11

You will be made strong at all points with a strength worthy of the power manifested in his Glory--strong to endure with patience, and even with gladness, whatever may befall you;

Colossians 2:16-17

Do not, then, allow any one to take you to task on questions of eating or drinking, or in the matter of annual or monthly or weekly festivals.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

And you yourselves began to follow, not only our example, but the Master's also; and, in spite of much suffering, you welcomed the Message with a joy inspired by the Holy Spirit,

1 Thessalonians 2:12

So that you should make your daily lives worthy of God who is calling you into the glory of his Kingdom.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not let yourselves be carried away by the various novel forms of teaching. It is better to rely for spiritual strength upon the divine help, than upon regulations regarding food; for those whose lives are guided by such regulations have not found them of service.

2 Peter 1:1

To those to whom, through the justice of our God and Savior Jesus Christ, there has been granted faith equally privileged with our own, from Simon Peter, a servant and an Apostle of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:8

Though you have never seen him, yet you love him; though you do not even now see him, yet you believe in him, and exalt with a triumphant happiness too great for words,