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 thy brother be grieved by thy food, thou dost not herein walk in love. Do not by thy food destroy him, for whom Christ died.

but whosoever shall lay a stumbling-block in the way of one of these little ones, who believe in me, it were better for him that a milstone were hung on his neck, and that he were thrown into the sea.

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be under the power of any:

But meat does not recommend us to God; for neither, if we eat, are we the better; nor the worse, if we eat not.

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

The work

created in Christ Jesus unto good works, for which God before prepared us, that we might walk in them.

being confident of this, that He who hath begun a good work in you will continue to perfect it till the day of Jesus Christ.

All

I know and have been taught by the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: only to him that thinketh any thing unclean, to him it is unclean.

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

And the voice said to him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, do not thou account polluted.

and enjoining abstinence from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by those that believe and know the truth.

To the pure indeed all things are pure; but to the polluted and unbelieving nothing is pure; even their mind and conscience is polluted.

General references

Look not every one to his own interests only, but every one also to the concerns of others.