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

But if by meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no more according to love. Do not by thy meat destroy him for whom Christ died.

And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones, who believe in me, to stumble, it were better for him that a millstone was hung at his neck, and that he was sunk in the depth of the sea.

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient; all things are lawful for me, but I will not put myself under the power of any.

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither if we eat are we the better, or if we eat not are we the worse.

Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all things to the glory of God.

The work

for we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, for which God hath before prepared us, that we should walk therein.

being confident of this very thing, that he who hath wrought in you the good work will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

All

I know, and am convinced by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who thinketh any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but what cometh out of the mouth, that defileth the man.

And the voice again a second time came to him, What God hath cleansed, call not thou unclean.

prohibiting marriage, and enjoining abstinence from particular meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful, and those who acknowledge the truth.

All things indeed are clean to the clean: but to the defiled and to the unbelievers there is nothing clean; but their very mind and conscience are defiled.

General references

Let not each aim at their own particular interests, but every man at those of others.