For if your brother is grieved because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. Truth to Learn We should all build up other members of the body of Christ. Behind the Words The...
Romans 14:14 – Personally Forbidden
I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. Truth to Learn What God forbids for me He may not forbid for you. Behind the Words “Know” is...
Romans 14:13 – Judge Yourself
Therefore we should not judge one another anymore, but rather decide not to put a stumbling block or a hindrance in our brother's way. Truth to Learn Our actions should not hinder the relationship between our brother or sister and the Lord Jesus Christ; it should enhance it. Behind...
Romans 14:12 – Personal Testimony
So then each of us will give account of himself to God. Truth to Learn All Christians will have to testify regarding what they have done for God while on this earth. Behind the Words Paul starts off the current verse with the Greek words ara oun, which basically...
Romans 14:11 – He Is LORD!
For it is written: "As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to Me, and every tongue will confess to God." Truth to Learn We need to recognize God’s sovereignty now as we will eternally. Behind the Words “Confess” is translated from the Greek verb...
Romans 14:10 – Rewards For Works
But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For all will stand before the judgment seat of Christ. Truth to Learn Christ will judge all the works of all Christians. Behind the Words The word translated “judgment seat” is the Greek word bematos,...
Romans 14:9 – Lord Of All
For to this end Christ died and rose and lived, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. Truth to Learn Jesus Christ is Lord of all! Behind the Words The Greek word translated “rose” is anhistēmi, which is made up of ana, meaning “again”...
Romans 14:8 – Still On The Altar?
For if we should live, we live to the Lord; and if we should die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we might live or die, we are the Lord's. Truth to Learn Living to the Lord is submission to His will. Behind the Words The subtlety of...
Romans 14:7 – Life Focus
For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. Truth to Learn Christians are not to live for themselves, but for God. Behind the Words “Lives” is translated from the verb dzaō, which always refers to “life.” It is used to express both physical life...
Romans 14:6 – God-ward Focus
He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who is eating, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who is not eating, to the Lord he...
Romans 14:5 – Always In His Presence
One person judges one day above another; another judges every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. Truth to Learn Everything we do is in God’s presence and should be done as if He were the only one we are doing it for. Behind the...
Romans 14:4 – Household Rule
Who are you judging another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand. Truth to Learn Chastening other Christians is God’s responsibility, not ours. Behind the Words “Servant” is translated from the Greek...
Romans 14:3 – Food or Service?
Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat condemn him who eats; for God has received him. Truth to Learn Don’t despise or judge fellow Christians, serve God! Behind the Words The word translated “despise” is the Greek...
Romans 14:2 – Food or Faith?
For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. Truth to Learn Arguing about unimportant things is destructive, not edifying. Behind the Words The word “believes” is translated from the verb pisteuō, meaning “to trust, to have faith in, or to believe.”...
Romans 14:1- Needless Arguing
Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over opinions. Truth to Learn Infighting should not be a characteristic of a Christian church. Behind the Words The word “Receive” is from the Greek word proslambanō, which is made up of pros, meaning “to or toward”...
Romans 13:14 – No Plan
Rather put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no plan for the flesh, to gratify its lusts. Truth to Learn Christians need to let the light of Christ shine in their lives. Behind the Words The words “put on” in this verse are from the same root word...
Romans 13:13 – Light or Dark?
Let us live decently, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and lust, not in quarreling and envy. Truth to Learn Our words and deeds should show forth the light of Christ. Behind the Words The word “live” is from peripateō, which literally...
Romans 13:12 – Prepare for Battle!
The night is nearly over, the day is at hand. Therefore, let us lay aside the works of darkness and put on the weapons of light. Truth to Learn Wake up! Prepare for battle! Our Lord is coming soon! Behind the Words The words “is nearly over” are from...
Romans 13:11 – Wake Up!
Also this, knowing the time, that the hour has come for you to awake out of sleep, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. Truth to Learn It’s time for all Christians to wake up and get busy for God. Behind the Words The word...
Romans 13:10 – Unselfish Love
Love does no evil to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Truth to Learn Unselfish love is what God wants from us. Behind the Words “Love” is translated from agape, which refers to “good will” or “benevolence.” In other words, it refers to acts of...
Romans 13:9 – Living The Second Table
For, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not bear false witness," "Do not covet," and if there is any other commandment, they are all summed up in this saying, namely, "Love your neighbor as yourself." Truth to Learn Fully paying our love debt fulfills the...