Romans 14:20

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Romans 14:20

Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats.

Romans 14:14-15

(I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. Still, to someone who considers a thing to be unclean, to that one it is unclean.)

Acts 10:15

Again, a second time, a voice said to him, “What God has made clean, you must not call common.”

Titus 1:15

To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.

Matthew 15:11

It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

Matthew 18:6

“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!

Romans 14:21

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

1 Corinthians 6:12-13

“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is helpful. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be brought under the control of anything.

1 Corinthians 8:8-13

Food will not make us acceptable to God. We are not inferior if we don’t eat, and we are not better if we do eat.

1 Corinthians 10:31-33

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory.

Ephesians 2:10

For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.

Philippians 1:6

I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 4:3-5

They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Romans 14:20

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

For

1 Corinthians 10:31

The work

Ephesians 2:10

Philippians 1:6

All

Titus 1:15

General references

Leviticus 7:19

Ezekiel 44:31

Philippians 2:4

Bible References

For

For if your brother is hurt by what you eat, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy that one Christ died for by what you eat.

“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is helpful. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be brought under the control of anything.

Food will not make us acceptable to God. We are not inferior if we don’t eat, and we are not better if we do eat.

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory.

The work

For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.

I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

All

(I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. Still, to someone who considers a thing to be unclean, to that one it is unclean.)

It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

Again, a second time, a voice said to him, “What God has made clean, you must not call common.”

They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.

To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.

General references

“Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. Everyone who is clean may eat any other meat.

The priests may not eat any bird or animal that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts.

Everyone should look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.