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

For if on account of food thy brother is made to mourn, thou art no longer walking according to love. Do not with thy food destroy him for whom Christ died.

But whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe in me to fall away, it were better for him to have a great millstone hung round his neck, and be swallowed up in the depth of the sea.

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of anything.

But food will not recommend us to God; if we do not eat, we are not the worse; nor if we do eat, are we the better.

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

The work

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God before prepared that we should walk in them.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began in you a good work, will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus;

All

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him that accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

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

And a voice came to him again, the second time, That which God hath cleansed, call not thou common.

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from food which God created to be received with thanksgiving, for those who believe and know the truth.

To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.

General references

looking each of you not to his own interest, but each to the interest of others also.