Romans 14:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Philippians 2:4

Bible References

For

If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not by your eating destroy the one for whom Christ died.

"But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be mastered by anything.

But food will not commend us to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

The work

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we would walk in them.

For I am confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

All

I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

not what goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man."

And the voice came to him again a second time, "What God has cleansed, you must not call common."

who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are corrupted and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

General references

Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.