2. Luke-Acts [1.] _There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit._ No condemnation: that is the beginning of the chapter. In face of our common responsibility to Him, how dare we judge each other?" i. The Argument from Contingency: A Proof for God, 6 Verses to Cling to When You Are Overwhelmed. Romans 6:14. Observe. The New Testament Luke-Acts Paul warns us to not make spiritual maturity a requirement for fellowship. When we come to die actually, neither is that to ourselves; it is not barely that we would be unclothed, and eased of the burden of the flesh, but it is to the Lord, that we may depart and be with Christ, may be present with the Lord. The beginning of sin is as the letting forth of water; we are not sure that it will stop any where on this side of eternal destruction. The business of our lives is not to please ourselves, but to please God. Paul speaks about the stumbling of a sincere heart, not catering to the whims of someones legalism. Given to hospitality. 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. We must deny ourselves in many cases for the preservation of our credit and reputation, forbearing to do that which we rightly know we may lawfully do, when our doing it may be a prejudice to our good name; as, when it is suspicious and has the appearance of evil, or when it becomes scandalous among good people, or has any way a brand upon it. a. 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The evil concupiscence of your nature revolted against the command, and led you astray. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. a. If a weak Christian doubts whether it be lawful to eat flesh, while he remains under that doubt he had best forbear, till he be fully persuaded in his own mind. This is reasonable. 16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of: 17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. First be persuaded that what you do is lawful, before you venture to do it." Wisdom Literature Pentateuch Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . Probably from Corinth, about A. D. 58. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. i. Romans 8:2. (2) All men need a Savior. 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. b. 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. Those who are strong must by no means despise the weak; nor those who are weak judge the strong, v. 3. There was a difference among them about the distinction of meats and days; these are the two things specified. (2.) This was, and is, the mark of the true believer, that he see Jesus. True love would make us tender of their peace and purity, and beget a regard to their consciences as well as to our own. If , Romans, but not Romanists Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. [3.] 11. Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. Consider the royal law of Christian love and charity, which is hereby broken (v. 15): If thy brother be grieved with thy meatbe troubled to see thee eat those things which the law of Moses did forbid, which yet thou mayest lawfully do; possibly thou art ready to say, "Now he talks foolishly and weakly, and it is no great matter what he says." Take this for a general rule; spend your zeal in those things wherein you and all the people of God are agreed, and do not dispute about matters that are doubtful. Luke-Acts He that regards the daythat makes conscience of the observance of the Jewish fasts and festivals, not imposing it upon others, nor laying a stress upon it, but willing to be as he thinks on the surer side, as thinking there is no harm in resting from worldly labours, and worshipping God on those daysit is well. 5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. And, Secondly, We have the more to do to judge ourselves. Poetical Books 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. "Why then is not the hurt of the daughter of my people recovered," but because his directions are not followed? 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. Let not your Christian friendship and fellowship be disturbed with such vain janglings and strifes of words.Not to judge his doubtful thoughts (so the margin), "not to pump out his weak sentiments concerning those things which he is in doubt about, that you may censure and condemn him." Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ Romans v. 1. Then and then only we may expect peace and joy in the Holy Ghost when the foundation is laid in righteousness, Isa 32 17. For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself: We must understand that from beginning to end our life is connected to other lives. "Who kept holy days, and who did not?" 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. We are to serve his interests and designs in the world, which are in the first place to reconcile us one to another. I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsman Thus the apostle takes part with the weakest, and condemns the defect in love on the one side more than the defect in knowledge on the other side; agreeably to his principles elsewhere, that the way of love is the more excellent way, 1 Cor 12 31. . 5001 North Oak Trafficway Kansas City, Missouri 64118 Visit Because God hath received them; and we reflect upon him if we reject those whom he hath received. The business of our lives is not to please ourselves, but to please God. Another rule here prescribed is to those who are clear in these matters, and know their Christian liberty, yet to take heed of using it so as to give offence to a weak brother. They may be sick or diseased (by legalism). Why should you spend your zeal either for or against those things which are so minute and inconsiderable in religion? 1. If he cannot actually accomplish good for all, yet he anxiously desires it. 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. 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. Poetical Books . We have learned to deny ourselves; this was our first lesson: None of us liveth to himself. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. Do you have faith? Here the apostle speaks of the distinction of meats and days as a thing indifferent, when it went no further than the opinion and practice of some particular persons, who had been trained up all their days to such observances, and therefore were the more excusable if they with difficulty parted with them. 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. But the rules are general, and of standing use in the church, for the preservation of that Christian love which he had so earnestly pressed in the foregoing chapter as the fulfilling of the law. Minor Prophets Romans 12:2. Because both the one and the other must shortly give an account, v. 10-12. Secondly, The consideration of the love of Christ in dying for souls should make us very tender of the happiness and salvation of souls, and careful not to do any thing which may obstruct and hinder them. 1. Thou pleadest that it is thy own meat, and thou mayest do what thou wilt with it; but remember that, though the meat is thine, the brother offended by it is Christ's, and a part of his purchase. Consider the design of Christ's death: Destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ died, v. 15. Righteousness, peace, and joy, are very comprehensive words; and each of them includes much, both of the foundation and the superstructure of religion. When Jesus was here among men, the world saw him in a certain sense, but yet in truth it did not see him at all. The Gospels Date. That healing method is not the less excellent for being common: in things necessary let there be unity, things unnecessary let there be liberty, and in both let there be charity, then all will be well quickly.Have it to thyself before God. No thanks to thee if they be not destroyed; by doing that which has a tendency to it, thou dost manifest a great opposition to Christ. God is determined that it shall be so. Romans 10 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. Each of us must ask: God what is there in my life hindering a closer walk with You? We have proper directions and suggestions laid down for allaying this contention, and preventing the ill consequences of it. They were not well instructed touching the cancelling of the ceremonial law by the death of Christ, and therefore retained the ceremonial institutions, and practised accordingly; while other Christians that understood themselves better, and knew their Christian liberty, made no such difference. 6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. Did Christ quit a life for souls, such a life, and shall not we quit a morsel of meat for them? as a Christian by seeking the welfare of his wife and family only, for these are only a sort of greater self." (Spurgeon) . The world's eye saw the outside of Christ the flesh of the man Christ, but the true Christ the ungodly eye could not discern. Romans 4:4. 1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. Though bodily exercise alone profits little, yet, as it is guided by inward fear and reverence, it is accepted. b. Concerning meats (v. 2): One believeth that he may eat all thingshe is well satisfied that the ceremonial distinction of meats into clean and unclean is no longer in force, but that every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused; nothing unclean of itself, v. 14. Here it seems to be taken more strictly; whatever is not of faith (that is, whatever is done while we are not clearly persuaded of the lawfulness of it), is a sin against conscience. 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. So that whenever God saith As I live, it is to be interpreted as swearing by himself; for it is God's prerogative to have life in himself: there is a further ratification of it there, The word is gone out of my mouth. c. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died: If Jesus was willing to give up His life for the sake of that brother, I can certainly give up my steak dinner. Romans 14:1-4. Because God hath received them; and we reflect upon him if we reject those whom he hath received. We find Jews at Rome believing, Acts 28 24. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Paul reminds us that it isnt our place to pass judgment on any fellow Christian. All his foes shall be constrained to do it, whether they will or no. Wisdom Literature It is certain that nothing is more threatening, nor more often fatal, to Christian societies, than the contentions and divisions of their members. [2.] to his own master he standeth or falleth. It will be good for us to put this question to ourselves, when we are tempted to behave scornfully towards our brethren, to disdain and censure them: "Hast not God owned them; and, if he has, dare I disown them?" Charity to the souls of our brethren is the best charity. Have it to yourself before God. CHILDREN are expected to bear some likeness to their parent. 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. Christianity gives no rule in that case, either in one way or another. 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. What Does It Mean That "Your Life Is Hidden with Christ"? Now if Christ paid so dearly for his dominion over souls and consciences, and has such a just and undisputed right to exercise that dominion, we must not so much as seem to invade it, nor intrench upon it, by judging the consciences of our brethren, and arraigning them at our bar. 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. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point 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. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. The matter is left at large. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete), Matt 14 19; 15 36; Luke 9 16; John 6 11; Matt 26 26, 27; Acts 27 35. It is true we cannot hinder loose and ungoverned tongues from speaking evil of us, and of the best things we have; but we must not (if we can help it) give them any occasion to do it. Did he think it worth while to deny himself so much for them as to die for them, and shall not we think it worth while to deny ourselves so little for them as abstaining from flesh comes to?with thy meat. We reckon it a piece of ill manners to meddle with other people's servants, and to find fault with them and censure them. "While thy brother's cause is before thy judgment, it is coram non judicebefore one who is not the judge; the court of heaven is the proper court for trial, where, and where only, the sentence is definitive and conclusive; and to this, if his heart be upright, he may comfortably appeal from thy rash censure.". So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. General Epistles Christ is the centre, in which all the lines of life and death do meet. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point _Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:_ The gospel is full of therefores, it is above reason, but it is never against reason; it is the most reasonable thing under heaven There-fore it is a matter of argument. In reference to spiritual difficulties and dangers (our own and others), much of our hope and comfort are grounded upon the divine power, 1 Pet 1 5; Jude 24. How happy were it for the church if those that have a clearness in disputable things would be satisfied to have it to themselves before God, and not impose those things upon others, and make them terms of communions, than which nothing is more opposite to Christian liberty, nor more destructive both to the peace of churches and the peace of consciences. God sees not as man sees; and he is their master, and not we. Strong believers and weak believers, those that eat and those that eat not, if they be true believers, are accepted of God. He took the most trying place in the whole field of battle; he stood where the fray' was hottest. This is a wonderful check on our tendency to justify ourselves in the things we permit. (1.) The case was this: The members of the Christian church at Rome were some of them originally Gentiles, and others of them Jews. a. All rights reserved. For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. They may lack exercise (needing exhortation). a. Compare this with 1 Cor 8 10, 11. Romans 4:3. That which puts an acceptableness upon all our good duties is a regard to Christ in the doing of them. But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin. Next to our compliance with God, the life of religion consists in our complacency in him; to delight ourselves always in the Lord. Smith, Chuck "The Gospel According to Grace" (Costa Mesa, California: The Word for Today, 1981), Trapp, John "A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments" Volume 5 (Matthew to Revelation) (Eureka, California: Tanski Publications, 1997). We must not weaken those that are weak; that is to quench the smoking flax and to break the bruised reed. Those who are weak must be received, but not to doubtful disputations, v. 1. Our Master had foretold that offences would come; and, it seems, so they did, for want of that wisdom and love which would have prevented discord, and kept up union among them. "I know and am persuadedI am fully persuaded, I am acquainted with my Christian liberty, and am satisfied in it, without any doubt or scruple, that there is nothing unclean of itself, that is, no kind of meat that lies under any ceremonial uncleanness, nor is forbidden to be eaten, if it be food proper for human bodies." Observe, Whether we eat flesh, or eat herbs, it is a thankful regard to God, the author and giver of all our mercies, that sanctifies and sweetens it. Well, this was the disease, and we see it remaining in the church to this day; the like differences, in like manner mismanaged, are still the disturbers of the church's peace. Cookie Notice: 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. Every saint is God's workmanship, his husbandry, his building, Eph 2 10; 1 Cor 3 9. Perhaps they refused the meat because it wasnt kosher, and they stuck to Jewish dietary regulations and traditions. 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. (Romans 14:7-9) We live and die to the Lord. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food: If eating or drinking something will stumble another brother, then we are not free to eat or drink in that circumstance. 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. This was that name above every name which God gave him as the reward of his humiliation, Phil 2 8, 9. 15, 16. Romans 5:1. I QUESTION whether any man understands himself, and I am quite certain that no Christian does so. First, Drawing a soul to sin threatens the destruction of that soul. 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. Thus, while both have an eye to God in what they do, and approve themselves to him in their integrity, why should either of them be judged or despised? 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