A LESSON IN TOLERATION. A special homily for Rome (Romans 14:1 to
Romans 15:13) follows the comprehensive exhortation of chs. 12 f. Some
ascetic circle in the Roman Church (p. 650), led perhaps by Jews of
Essenic tenets (see Lightfoot's _Colossians,_ on the Essenes),
practised vegetarianism; others... [ Continue Reading ]
CONSIDERATENESS INSTEAD OF CENSORIOUSNESS.
Romans 14:13. Let us stop judging one another (_cf._ Matthew 7:1); but
come rather to this judgment, not to lay a stumbling-block in a
brother's way, etc.
Romans 14:14. For himself, Paul stands firmly on the side of liberty:
I know, and am persuaded in th... [ Continue Reading ]