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Verse Romans 14:16. _LET NOT THEN YOUR GOOD BE EVIL SPOKEN OF_] Do
not make such a use of your _Christian liberty_ as to subject the
_Gospel_ itself to reproach. Whatsoever you do, do it in such a
ma...
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LET NOT THEN YOUR GOOD ... - That which you esteem to be right, and
which may be right in itself. You are not bound by the ceremonial law.
You are free from the yoke of bondage This freedom you esteem...
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CHAPTER 14
_ 1. Strong and Weak Brethren are the Lord's Servants. (Romans 14:1
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2. The True Way of Love. (Romans 14:13 .)
Romans 14:1
The question concerning brethren who were weak in faith, how...
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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.
R...
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So, then, let us stop passing judgment on each other, and rather let
this be our only judgment--the determination not to put any hindrance
or stumbling block in our brother's way. I know this, and I a...
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RESPECT FOR SCRUPLES (Romans 14:1)
_ 14:1 Welcome the man who is weak in the faith, but not with a view
to passing judgment on his scruples._
In this chapter Paul is dealing with what may have been...
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EVIL SPOKEN OF. blasphemed. See Romans 2:24....
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_then_ THEREFORE. The word sums up and applies the previous
reasonings.
_your good_ i.e. your Christian light and liberty, in the "kingdom of
God." Misuse of this would be sure to embitter Christian i...
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ΜῊ ΟΥ̓͂Ν. As this ruin is the result of such action, do not
give occasion for such a charge being brought against what is for you
and in itself good.
ΒΛΑΣΦΗΜΕΊΣΘΩ. The result of such an action would b...
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While Christian freedom is to be maintained, it must not be so
maintained as to violate charity. S. Paul has developed in the
strongest terms the Christian right, and consequently the wrong of
judging...
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F. 12–15:13. THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL SEEN IN ITS EFFECT UPON BOTH
THE COMMON AND THE INDIVIDUAL LIFE OF CHRISTIANS.
In this section S. Paul deals with the consequences of the principles
he has worked...
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ΒΛΑΣΦΗΜΕΊΣΘΩ _praes. imper. pass. от_ ΒΛΑΣΦΗΜΈΩ
(G987) хулить, злословить.
Разрешительный _pass._
ΎΜΏΝ ΤΌ ΆΓΑΘΌΝ (G4771; G3588; G18) ваше благо.
Может относиться к внутренней свободе
или Евангелию и...
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LET NOT THEN YOUR GOOD BE EVIL SPOKEN OF— "Let not your liberty,
which is a good that you enjoy under the Gospel, be evil spoken of."
See 1 Corinthians 10:29....
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_TEXT_
Romans 14:13-23. Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but
judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his
brother's way, or an occasion of falling. Romans 14:14 I know...
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Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
LET NOT THEN YOUR GOOD - i:e., this liberty of yours as to Jewish
meats and days, well founded though it be,
BE EVIL SPOKEN OF - by reason of the evil i...
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The Conduct of the Saints
1 Fellowship among God's saints should not be based on knowledge or
ignorance. God receives us even when we are feeble in faith. We should
not cut from our fellowship on...
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THE DUTY OF SYMPATHY AND TOLERATION
In chapter Romans 13:12 St. Paul urged his readers, by their
expectation of Christ's coming, to avoid the licence and immorality of
the heathen. Now he turns to th...
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PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS
ROMANS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 14
CHRISTIAN FREEDOM 14:1-12
V1 Accept people whose *faith is weak. But do not argue with them
about their opinions. V...
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YOUR GOOD. — That blessing of Christian liberty which you enjoy.
This is not to be used so as to give rise to reproaches and
recriminations which will make a bad impression on the outside world....
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CHAPTER 29
CHRISTIAN DUTY: MUTUAL TENDERNESS AND TOLERANCE: THE SACREDNESS OF
EXAMPLE
Romans 14:1
BUT him who is weak-we might almost render, him who suffers from
weakness, in his faith (in the sens...
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The Apostle now proceeds to argue the question of Christian conduct in
things indifferent from another point of view that of the influence
which our conduct may have on others, and of the consideratio...
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μὴ βλασφημείσθω οὖν ὑμῶν τὸ ἀγαθόν.
τὸ ἀγαθόν is somewhat in definite. It has been taken (1) as
the good common to all Christians the Messianic salvation which will
be blasphemed by the non-Christian,...
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YIELDING RIGHTS FOR OTHERS' SAKE
Romans 14:13
We must be careful of one another's faith. Unkind criticism or
ridicule, or the strong pressure of our arguments and reasons may
impede the divine life i...
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The apostle now turned to discussion of some of the difficulties which
may arise in the Christian Church. Dealing with the question of the
animals sacrificed to idols he laid down a supreme principle...
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(16) Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
(16) Another argument: because by this means evil is spoken of the
liberty of the gospel, as though it opens the way to attempt anything
whatever, and g...
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_Let not then our good, or which we have a Christian liberty to do
with a good conscience, be evil spoken of, because of the disputes and
quarrels you have about it. (Witham)_...
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“ _Let not, then, the good you enjoy be evil spoken of._ ”
The expression _your good_ has been applied to the kingdom of God
(Meyer), or to faith (De Wette), or to the gospel (Philip.), or to the
supe...
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After having addressed the strong and the weak simultaneously, the
apostle further addresses a warning to the former, to induce them not
to use their liberty except in conformity with the law of love....
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For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might
be Lord both of the dead and living. (10) But why dost thou judge thy
brother? or why dost thou set at naught thy brother? for we...
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The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written
gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of
the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
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From the beginning of Chapter 14 to the end of Verse 7 in Chapter 15
another point is taken up, to which the different positions of the Jew
and Gentile gave rise. It was difficult for a Jew to rid him...
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LET NOT THEN YOUR GOOD BE EVIL SPOKEN OF. The Vulgate Latin reads it,
"our good", and so the Syriac version; the sense is the same, and to
be understood either of the Gospel in general, which is good...
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Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
Ver. 16. _Let not then your good_] That is, your Christian liberty
purchased by Christ.
_ Be evil spoken of_] Gr. be blasphemed. Contumely cast upon the
peo...
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_I know_ By the light of reason; _and am persuaded_ Or assured; _by
the Lord Jesus_ Probably by a particular revelation from him; _that
there is nothing_ No kind of meat; _unclean of itself_ Or unlawf...
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YOUR GOOD; your knowledge of your Christian liberty and freedom from
the ceremonial law, which is a real good.
BE EVIL SPOKEN OF; be an occasion of reproach and blame, by your using
your liberty in su...
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Of the abuse of Christian liberty:...
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LET NOT, THEN, YOUR GOOD BE EVIL SPOKEN OF;...
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PERSONAL CONSCIENCE TOWARD GOD
In Romans 12:1 we have seen instruction in many details of moral
conduct. In such cases conscience has no liberty to take any stand but
that of truth and honor. Just so...
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Liberty and its proper use
13 Do not place a stumbling block or death trap for a brother
This is not trivial matter
Fall = from grace, lost eternally, damnation
14 See note on verse 5
Weak - does...
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LET NOT THEN YOUR GOOD BE EVIL SPOKEN OF:
'your good' -the meat-eater's practice WAS GOOD! In fact all the
practices under consideration here were 'good', they were not sinful!
And yet, this good, if...
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14-18 Christ deals gently with those who have true grace, though they
are weak in it. Consider the design of Christ's death: also that
drawing a soul to sin, threatens the destruction of that soul. D...
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Here is another argument against offences; it will cause our _good_ to
be blasphemed, or _evil spoken of._ Some, by _good_ here, would
understand the Christian faith, or the gospel in general; but oth...
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Let not then your good be evil spoken of [Do not so use your
liberty--the good you enjoy--as to provoke blame or censure, for by so
doing you lose your power to influence others for good, whether they...
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Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book II "Let not, then, your good
be evil spoken of; for the kingdom of God is not meat and drink," says
the apostle, in order that the meal spoken of may not be c...
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Romans 14:16 Therefore G3767 not G3361 let G987 your G5216 good G18
evil G987 (G5744)...
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‘Do not then let your good be evil spoken of,'
Thus we are not to let our good (our knowledge that nothing in itself
is unclean) become something that is evilly spoken of because of the
harm it does...
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CHRISTIAN FREEDOM TO BE TEMPERED BY CONSIDERATION FOR THEIR BROTHERS
AND SISTERS WITH REGARD TO FOOD FETISHES AND SABBATH OBSERVANCE
(14:1-23).
Paul now deals with the question of whether to observe a...
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Romans 14:16. LET NOT THAN YOUR GOOD BE EVIL SPOKEN OF, lit,
‘blasphemed.' ‘Then' implies that to act in the way forbidden in
Romans 14:15 would have this result. The exhortation may be applied to
the...
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2. _Proper Use of Christian Liberty on the Part of the Stronger
Brethren._
The section opens with a caution against judging (Romans 14:13 a),
which furnishes a transition to the leading thought, namel...
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II. SPECIAL DISCUSSION RESPECTING THE SCRUPLES OF CERTAIN WEAK
BRETHREN.
This part of the Epistle was occasioned by the existence at Rome of a
class of Christians who had scruples in regard to eating...
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YOUR GOOD
(υμων το αγαθον). "The good thing of you" = the liberty or
Christian freedom which you claim.BE EVIL SPOKEN OF
(βλασφημεισθω). Present passive imperative of
βλασφημεω for which see Matt...
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CONTENTS: Law of love concerning doubtful things.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul.
CONCLUSION: To do what conscience allows is not always right and to do
what it questions is always wrong....
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Romans 14:1. _Him that is weak in the faith receive ye._ The apostolic
churches were composed of jews and gentiles. Most of the jews were
zealous of the law, and observed the legal distinctions of mea...
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DO NOT LET. "Do not let your freedom in Christ become so repulsive to
your weak brother that it seems to be blasphemy to him." Compare 1
Corinthians 9:19-22; 1 Corinthians 10:28-33....
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_Let not then your good be evil spoken off _
WE OUGHT NOT, FOR WE HAVE NONE TOO MUCH.
We may through--
1. Ignorance.
2. Levity of temper.
3. Moroseness.
4. Want of stability.
5. Improvidence....
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 14:15 For the sake of the weak, the strong
should refrain from eating certain foods. They must be careful not to
DESTROY the faith of a brother or sister. Lack of love for the we...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 14:16. LET NOT YOUR GOOD BE EVIL SPOKEN OF.—Let not Christian
liberty be abused by offence given to the weak.
Romans 14:17. THE KINGDOM OF GOD.—What commends us to God is not...
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EXPOSITION
ROMANS 14:1
F. _The duty of enlightened Christians towards weak brethren. _From
moral duties in general of Christians towards each other and towards
all the apostle now passes to such as t...
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In the fourteenth chapter Paul deals now with another issue.
Him that is weak in the faith receive, but not to doubtful
disputations (Romans 14:1).
Don't get into arguments with them, doubtful dispu...
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1 Corinthians 10:29; 1 Corinthians 10:30; 1 Thessalonians 5:22; 2
Corinthians 8:20;...
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Your good [υ μ ω ν τ ο α γ α θ ο ν]. Referring, most
probably, to the liberty of the strong. Others think that the whole
Church is addressed, in which case good would refer to the gospel
doctrine. 68...