to his own master he standeth or falleth. Divine honour is due to him, and must be paid. Is it for us then to judge or despise them, as if we were their masters, and they were to make it their business to please us, and to stand or fall by our dooms? But in the epistle to the Galatians, where he deals with those that were originally Gentiles, but were influenced by some judaizing teachers, not only to believe such a distinction and to practise accordingly, but to lay a stress upon it as necessary to salvation, and to make the observance of the Jewish festivals public and congregational, here the case was altered, and it is charged upon them as the frustrating of the design of the gospel, falling from grace, Gal 4 9-11. So here, Do not use your knowledge and strength in such a manner as to give occasion to people to call it presumption and loose walking, and disobedience to God's law. So that now there is nothing unclean of itself, every creature of God is good; nothing common: so the margin, ouden koinon; nothing which is common to others to eat, from the use of which the professors of religion are restrained: nothing profane; in this sense the Jews used the word common. It was not so much the difference itself that did the mischief as the mismanagement of the difference, making it a bone of contention. These words are not spoken to those who are dead in sin, but , Concern for Other Men's Souls It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak. This seems to be the meaning of that aphorism, which sounds somewhat darkly (v. 22), Happy is he that condemns not himself in that thing which he allows. Proud member First, Not to self. Romans xvi.1 16. If we understand it of the sufficiency and general intendment of Christ's death, which was to save all upon gospel terms, no doubt but multitudes are. Not one that hath given up his name to Christ is allowedly a self-seeker; it is contrary to the foundation of true Christianity. None know but those that experience it how great both the restraining and the constraining power of conscience is. 2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. Because God hath received them; and we reflect upon him if we reject those whom he hath received. a. For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. This is laid down v. 5, Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind; that is, "Practise according to your own judgment in these things, and leave others to do so too. Observe, The approbation of men is not to be slighted; for we must provide things honest in the sight of all men, and study those things that are lovely and of good report: but the acceptance of God is to be desired and aimed at in the first place, because, sooner or later, God will bring all the world to be of his mind. All his friends do it freely, are made willing in the day of his power. Some make it a reason why, in case of offence likely to be taken, we should refrain the use of our Christian liberty; but it seems directed in general against that heat about those things which he observed on both sides. Historical Books Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves: Not every Christian knows this happiness. This is reasonable. We must take heed of saying or doing any thing which may occasion our brother to stumble or fall; the one signifies a less, the other a greater degree of mischief and offencethat which may be an occasion. b. While thou destroyest thy brother thou art helping forward the devil's design, for he is the great destroyer; and, as much as in thee lies, thou art crossing the design of Christ, for he is the great Saviour, and dost not only offend thy brother, but offend Christ; for the work of salvation is that which his heart is upon. Those who are weak must be received, but not to doubtful disputations, v. 1. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Minor Prophets It is seldom that any such contention exists but there is a fault on both sides, and both must mend. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? 13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. Romans viii. (4.) 14 23) that it were evil to ask his father's blessing, that mispersuasion would make it become evil to him: but, if he should be as verily persuaded that it were good to curse his father, this would not make it become good. Because both the one and the other must shortly give an account, v. 10-12. For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. To this purport he argues, v. 14 and 23, which two verses explain this, and give us a rule not to act against the dictates. The Gospels Commentary on Romans 14:7-13 (Read Romans 14:7-13) Though some are weak, and others are strong, yet all must agree not to live to themselves. It would also be easy for those who did not eat meat to judge those who did. Those who were strong, and knew their Christian liberty, and made use of it, despised the weak, who did not. There is no doubt about that point, for in Genesis 15:6 we read, "He believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.". A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. Might I limit the sense of them, it should be thus:As to God, our great concern is righteousnessto appear before him justified by the merit of Christ's death, sanctified by the Spirit of his grace; for the righteous Lord loveth righteousness. The free Christian found it easy to show contempt against his brother, regarding him as a uptight-legalistic-goody-good. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point He argues against both these jointly: we must not despise nor judge our brethren. If you have [strong] faith, and feel liberty to partake of certain things, praise God! By shaking his faith, provoking his passion, and tempting him to act against the light of his own conscience, thou dost, as much as in thee lies, destroy him, giving him an occasion to return to Judaism. That which puts an acceptableness upon all our good duties is a regard to Christ in the doing of them. He is not clear that it is lawful for him to eat swine's flesh (suppose), and yet is drawn, notwithstanding his doubts, to eat it, because he sees others do it, because he would gratify his appetite with it, or because he would not be reproached for his singularity. Romans 8:2. i. Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: He is as much the Son of God as he was the Son of man. He did not seek to be among his disciples as a king is in the midst of his troops, guarded and protected in the time of strife; but he exposed himself to the fiercest part of all the conflict. Christians should take heed of grieving one another, and of saddening the hearts of Christ's little ones. Pentateuch 23. There are things God may challenge us to give up, but we go on approving them in our life thus we condemn ourselves. 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission, The Whole Bible Do not censure the practice of others; let them enjoy their own opinion; if they be persuaded in their own mind that they ought to do so and so, do not condemn them, but, if your sober sentiments be otherwise, do not make their practice a rule to you, any more than you must prescribe yours as a rule to them. Happy is the free man who is thus liberated by the . Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Brethren, my hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might he saved. (Romans 14:5-6) Judging our brother is inappropriate because these are matters of conscience. David Guzik commentary on Romans 13, in which Paul describes the christian's obligation to the authority given to government. Here is a proof of Christ's Godhead: he is the Lord and he is God, equal with the Father. Its likely they thought they were the strong ones, and the meat-eaters were the weak ones. (1.) I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsman [2.] If a thing be indifferent, so that it is not in itself a sin not to do it, if we really think it a sin to do it it is to us a sin, though not to others, because we act against our consciences, though mistaken and misinformed. Therefore, out of the law, by reason of our corruption, springs sin. Secondly, But to the Lord (v. 8), to the Lord Christ, to whom all power and judgment are committed, and in whose name we are taught, as Christians, to do every thing we do (Col 3 17), with an eye to the will of Christ as our rule, to the glory of Christ as our end, Phil 1 21. Of guilt to our brother. Major Prophets Secondly, It is righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. If God now accepts thy works, thou mayest eat thy bread with joy. Though men condemn us, it is well enough if our own hearts condemn us not, 1 John 3 21. We have reason to think, because in other things he conducts himself like a good Christian, that in this also his eye is single, and that he regardeth it unto the Lord; and God will accept of his honest intention, though he be under a mistake about the observance of days; for the sincerity and uprightness of the heart were never rejected for the weakness and infirmity of the head: so good a master do we serve. Historical Books Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. This rash judging is reproved, Jam 3 1, under the notion of being many masters. Those who were weak, and durst not use their Christian liberty, judged and censured the strong, who did, as if they were loose Christians, carnal professors, that cared not what they did, but walked at all adventures, and stuck at nothing. Those who thought themselves still under some kind of obligation to the ceremonial law esteemed one day above anotherkept up a respect to the times of the passover, pentecost, new moons, and feasts of tabernacles; thought those days better than other days, and solemnized them accordingly with particular observances, binding themselves to some religious rest and exercise on those days. Where he cannot be beneficent he is benevolent. The Gospels For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Minor Prophets To the same purport (v. 21) he recommends it to our care not to give offence to any one by the use of lawful things: It is good neither to eat flesh nor to drink wine; these are things lawful indeed and comfortable, but not necessary to the support of human life, and therefore we may, and must, deny ourselves in them, rather than give offence. 4. We must understand it with an exception of the Lord's day, which all Christians unanimously observed; but they made no account, took no notice, of those antiquated festivals of the Jews. [1.] Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. First be persuaded that what you do is lawful, before you venture to do it." Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. [4.] It is seldom that any such contention exists but there is a fault on both sides, and both must mend. CHILDREN are expected to bear some likeness to their parent. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Those who are strong must by no means despise the weak; nor those who are weak judge the strong, v. 3. Romans 12:2. When we admonish or rebuke, we do it over clear Scriptural principles, not over doubtful things. We shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ, 2 Cor 5 10. Legalism has a way of making us think that we are strong and those who dont keep the rules the way we do are weak. Romans 10:10-14. Wisdom Literature A strong emphasis in Spurgeon's preaching was God's grace and sovereignty over man's helpless state. Poetical Books The apostle, as a wise physician, prescribes proper remedies for the disease, which are made up of rules and reasons. The Leading of the Spirit, the Secret Token of the Sons of God January 1, 1970 The Leading of the Spirit, the Secret Token of the Sons of God "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."Romans viii. have it to thyself before God. All his foes shall be constrained to do it, whether they will or no. We must not pin our faith upon any one's sleeve, nor make the practice of others our rule; but follow the dictates of our own understanding. There is a lot of useless, harmful division among Christians over silly, bigoted things. This is a thing in which all the people of God are one, however they differ in other things; though some are weak and others are strong, yet both agree in this, not to live to themselves. [1.] This is to be extended to all such indifferent things whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, is involved either in sin or in trouble: or is made weakhis graces weakened, his comforts weakened, his resolutions weakened. Shall we despise those whom Christ valued at so high a rate? Did Christ quit a life for souls, such a life, and shall not we quit a morsel of meat for them? You should work together with God, do not countermine his work. Pauline Epistles Romans 8:1. God sees not as man sees; and he is their master, and not we. Or why do you show contempt for your brother? As to ourselves, it is joy in the Holy Ghostthat spiritual joy which is wrought by the blessed Spirit in the hearts of believers, which respects God as their reconciled Father and heaven as their expected home. Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ Romans v. 1. Probably, the use of both judge and show contempt is meant to have application to both the strict and the free individuals. Now those that had been Jews were trained up in the observance of the ceremonial appointments touching meats and days. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Romans 13 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind: In such issues, Paul is willing to leave it up to the conscience of the individual. 14. Romans 4:3. Secondly, He is approved of menof all wise and good men, and the opinion of others is not to be regarded. (2.) I want to know the happiness that comes from not condemning myself by what I approve in my life. This takes faith, because we often cling to hindering things because we think they make us happy. Weak and strong Christians are indeed our brethren, but they are not our servants. In doubtful things, it is good keeping on the sure side of the hedge. (1.) Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. THIS passage is a piece of holy teaching set forth under the parable of rising in the morning and preparing for the work of the day. It denotes an utter destruction. In face of our common responsibility to Him, how dare we judge each other?" It is a prophecy, in general, of Christ's dominion; and here very fully applied to the judgment of the great day, which will be the highest and most illustrious exercise of that dominion. Every time you hear a sermon, if it be such a sermon as God would have us preach, it pleads with you to turn unto the Lord and live." (Spurgeon) c. Not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance: Many people misunderstand the goodness of God towards the wicked. Prophets They judged them as breakers of the law, contemners of God's ordinance, and the like. Because God hath received them; and we reflect upon him if we reject those whom he hath received. (2.) The evil concupiscence of your nature revolted against the command, and led you astray. If the contending parties will but submit to this fair arbitration, each abate of his rigour, and sacrifice their differences to their graces, all will be well quickly. Your partnership makes all we do possible. Essentially, Pauls answer is Stop worrying about your brother. You think that he who eateth will fall by his presumption, or that he who eateth not will sink under the weight of his own fears and scruples; but if they have true faith, and an eye to God, the one in the intelligent use of his Christian liberty and the other in the conscientious forbearance of it, they shall be held upthe one in his integrity, and the other in his comfort. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Paul reminds the Roman Christians that No man is an island.. Do you have faith? See this case explained, 1 Cor 8 9-11. Good praying, preaching, and discourse, may often, for want of prudence in ordering the time, the expression, and other circumstances to edification, be evil spoken of. "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Luke-Acts We must give account how we have spent our time, how we have improved our opportunities, what we have done and how we have done it. Those are right indeed that are so in God's sight. The ground of this, v. 9. This arises from that unchangeable law of our creation, which is, that our wills, in all their choices, motions, and directions, should follow the dictates of our understandings. I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the By these wounds the life and soul of religion expire. This, which had been bred in the bone with them, could hardly be got out of the flesh, even after they turned Christians; especially with some of them, who were not easily weaned from what they had long been wedded to. On the other hand, another, who is weak, is dissatisfied in this point, is not clear in his Christian liberty, but rather inclines to think that the meats forbidden by the law remain still unclean; and therefore, to keep at a distance from them, he will eat no flesh at all, but eateth herbs, contenting himself with only the fruits of the earth. Romans 9:9. Consider the evil of giving offence, and what an abuse it is of our Christian liberty. (1.) GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Receive him into your company, and converse, and communion, entertain him with readiness and condescension, and treat him with all possible endearments. Christianity gives no rule in that case, either in one way or another. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. If this is the case, we should let God deal with our brother. Consider the work of God (v. 20): "For meat destroy not the work of Godthe work of grace, particularly the work of faith in thy brother's soul." 7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. Whereas they should have pitied them, and helped them, and afforded them meek and friendly instruction, they trampled upon them as silly, and humoursome, and superstitious, for scrupling those things which they knew to be lawful: so apt are those who have knowledge to be puffed up with it, and to look disdainfully and scornfully upon their brethren. No fruits are on the table; no wines are in the bottles of the promise; I come to the sanctuary, but I find no comfort; I turn to the Bible, but I find no solace; I fall on my knees, but even the stream of prayer seems to be a dry brook. Paul had faith in these things: I am persuaded that there is nothing unclean of itself; but he had it to himself, so as not to use his liberty to the offence of others. Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brothers way. Now walkest thou not charitably. The advantages of it. Or why do you show contempt for your brother? Do not let your good be spoken of as evil: Our liberty in Jesus and freedom from the law is good, but not if we use it to destroy another brother in Christ. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. The Spurgeon Center. Kansas City, Missouri 64118, 2017 The Spurgeon Center and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In either case, the attitude is wrong because we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. But why do you judge your brother? These are some of the essentials of Christianity, things in which all the people of God are agreed, in the pursuit of which we must spend our zeal, and which we must mind with an excelling care. This was that name above every name which God gave him as the reward of his humiliation, Phil 2 8, 9. God will judge the world by him, Acts 17 31. Let us not judge one another: In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus helped us to understand what this means it means judging others according to a standard that we would not want to have applied to ourselves. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. Sin had brought a curse upon the whole creation: Cursed is the ground for thy sake; the use of the creatures and dominion over them were forfeited, so that to man they were all unclean (Tit 1 15), in token of which God in the ceremonial law prohibited the use of some, to show what he might have done concerning all; but now that Christ has removed the curse the matter is set at large again, and that prohibition is taken away. 6. We have learned to deny ourselves; this was our first lesson: None of us liveth to himself. 1. Prophets Should not we be pleased with that which God is pleased with? Is made weak, that is, takes occasion to show his weakness by his censures and scruples. Major Prophets Receive him, proslambavesthetake him to you, bid him welcome, receive him with the greatest affection and tenderness; porrigite manum (so the Syriac): lend him your hand, to help him, to fetch him to you, to encourage him. Pauline Epistles Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. The nature of true Christianity, what it is: it is here called, The kingdom of God; it is a religion intended to rule us, a kingdom: it stands in a true and hearty subjection to God's power and dominion. Historical Books Luke-Acts b. We should distinguish between someone who is weak and someone who is rebellious. Righteousness, peace, and joy, are very comprehensive words; and each of them includes much, both of the foundation and the superstructure of religion. In these indifferent things, though we must never contradict our persuasion, yet we may sometimes conceal it, when the avowing of it will do more hurt than good. We are to serve his interests and designs in the world, which are in the first place to reconcile us one to another. Those who knew that all these things were abolished and done away by Christ's coming esteemed every day alike. 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