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

now if your brother be endanger'd by your eating, you violate the obligations of love: for such a matter as eating, will you risk his life, for whom Christ died?

But whoever shall occasion such an humble believer to fall off from the faith, it were better for him that a mill-stone were hang'd about his neck, and that he were plung'd to the bottom of the sea.

Are all things lawful for me? however, all things are not expedient: are all things lawful for me? however, I will not be a slave to any.

meat does not recommend us to God: if we eat, we are not the better men; if we don't eat, we are not the worse.

whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God.

The work

for he hath made us a-new, and form'd us by Christ Jesus to do good works, for which God had before prepared us, that we might live in them.

he who has begun this good work in you will bring it to perfection against the appearance of Christ. it is but just

All

I know, being fully assured by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: it is only so to him that thinks it is unclean.

that which entereth by the mouth is not what defiles a man: but what defiles the man is that which is discharged by the mouth.

and the voice spake to him again the second time, don't call that common, which God calls clean.

interdicting marriage; and the use of animal food; which God created for the repast of the faithful, who embrace the truth with thankfulness.

to the pure all things are pure: but to corrupt infidels nothing is pure; whose very mind and conscience is polluted.

General references

let no man consult only his private interest, but let every man consult likewise the interest of others.