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FOR IT IS WRITTEN - This passage is recorded in Isaiah 45:23. It is
not quoted literally, but the sense is preserved. In Isaiah there can
be no doubt that it refers to Yahweh. The speaker expressly ca...
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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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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 Jew...
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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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Who are you to judge your brother in anything? Or, who are you
contemptuously to despise your brother? For we shall all stand at
God's judgment seat; for it stands written: "As I live, God says,
every...
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CONFESS. Greek. _exomologeomai._ Citation from Isaiah 45:23. The Holy
Spirit substitutes "As. live" for Hebrew, "By Myself have. sworn. "See
App-107....
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_it is written_ Isaiah 45:23. The Heb. there runs, "By myself have I
sworn … to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear." The
LXX. runs, "By myself I swear, … that to me every knee shall bow...
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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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ΓΈΓΡΑΠΤΑΙ ΓᾺΡ. Isaiah 45:23; Isaiah 49:18 (conflat.).
ἘΞΟΜΟΛΟΓΉΣΕΤΑΙ. Cf. Romans 15:9; Matthew 11:25; cf....
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ΓΈΓΡΑΠΤΑΙ _perf. act. pass. от_ ΓΡΆΦΩ да 1211)
писать,
ΚΆΜΨΕΙ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΚΆΜΠΤΩ (G2578)
преклонять,
ΈΞΟΜΟΛΟΓΉΣΕΤΑΙ _fut. ind. med. (dep.) от_
ΈΞΟΜΟΛΟΓΈΩ (G1843) исповедовать,
признавать, сл...
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DISCOURSE: 1916
THE FUTURE JUDGMENT
Romans 14:10. _We shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ.
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to
me, and every tongue sh...
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_TEXT_
Romans 14:1-12. But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for
decision of scruples. Romans 14:2 One man hath faith to eat all
things: but he that is weak eateth herbs. Romans 14:3 Let n...
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For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to
me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
FOR IT IS WRITTEN (ISAIAH 45:23 ), AS I LIVE, SAITH THE LORD (HEBREW,
Yahweh (H3068 )...
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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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14:11 written, (f-4) See Isaiah 45:23 ....
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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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From Isaiah 45:23. CONFESS] i.e. God's sovereignty....
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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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(10-12) Such being our relations to Christ, and such the judgment to
which we look forward, there is no room for any human judgment.
Censoriousness is thus condemned....
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AS I LIVE. — The original has, “I have sworn by Myself,” for
which St. Paul, quoting from memory, substitutes another common Hebrew
formula — “As I live,” or, “by my life.”
SHALL CONFESS... — The Gree...
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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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γέγραπται γάρ : the universal judgment proved from
Scripture, Isaiah 45:23. Paul follows the LXX, but very freely. For
ζῶ ἐγὼ λέγει κύριος the LXX has κατʼ
ἐμαυτοῦ ὀμνύω. The same passage is quoted mo...
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CONSIDERATION TOWARD BRETHREN
Romans 14:1
The weak conscience needs further instruction. It is anemic and
requires the hilltop, with its further view and bracing air; but in
the meantime its owner mu...
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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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For it is written, [As] I (k) live, saith the Lord, every knee shall
bow to me, and every tongue shall (l) confess to God.
(k) This is a form of an oath, proper to God alone, for he and none
but he l...
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The apostle here gives a remarkable proof of the divinity of our
Saviour. He could not possibly be more express. He had said in the
preceding verse, that all men should appear before the tribunal of
C...
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“ _For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall
bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then_, _every one
of us shall give account of himself to God._ ”
In Romans 14:11,...
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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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11._As I live, etc. _He seems to me to have quoted this testimony of
the Prophet, not so much to prove what he had said of the
judgment-seat of Christ, which was not doubted among Christians, as to
sh...
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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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FOR IT IS WRITTEN,.... In Isaiah 45:23; though Justin Martyr o cites a
like passage with what follows, as out of Ezekiel 37, but no such
words appear there, either in the Hebrew text, or Septuagint ve...
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For it is written, _As_ I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow
to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Ver. 11. _As I live, saith the Lord_] As true as I live, is an oath,
as appears here...
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_But why dost thou judge_ Or condemn; _thy_ Gentile _brother_ Because
he neglects the distinction of meats and days? _Or why dost thou_ O
Gentile believer; _set at naught_ And deride, as weak or
super...
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FOR IT IS WRITTEN; Isaiah 45:21-25. What is said by Isaiah of Jehovah,
the apostle here applies to Christ, and thus shows that he is Jehovah,
God the judge of all....
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Living unto the Lord:...
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FOR IT IS WRITTEN, AS I LIVE, SAITH THE LORD, EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW TO
ME, AND EVERY TONGUE SHALL CONFESS TO GOD....
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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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(SEE NOTES UNDER THE CHAPTER HEADING FOR MORE)
1 Receive the weak brother
Don't allow his petty ideas to rule the church
2 Strong = Faith that allows greater liberty
Weak = Lack of ability to allo...
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FOR IT IS WRITTEN, AS. LIVE, SAITH THE LORD, TO ME EVERY KNEE SHALL
BOW, AND EVERY TONGUE SHALL CONFESS TO GOD.
Romans 14:12 So then each one of us shall give account of himself to
God.
Romans 14:13...
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7-13 Though some are weak, and others are strong, yet all must agree
not to live to themselves. No one who has given up his name to Christ,
is allowedly a self-seeker; that is against true Christiani...
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This verse proves what was before asserted, that all must _stand
before the judgment-seat of Christ._ The proof is from ISAIAH 45:23.
The prophet speaks only of God's swearing; the apostle sets down t...
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For it is written [and hence was an already established doctrine, and
not one just now promulgated by Paul], _As I live, saith the Lord, to
me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to G...
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‘But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you
set at nought your brother? For we will all stand before the
judgment-seat of God. For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord,
every...
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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 14:11. FOR IT IS WRITTEN (Isaiah 45:23). The citation is freely
made, the variations are, AS I LIVE for ‘I have sworn by myself' and
SHALL GIVE PRAISE TO GOD for ‘shall swear' (LXX. ‘unto God')...
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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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1. _Fraternal Duty in the Case of the Weak Brethren._
The exhortation to receive the weak (Romans 14:1); the difference
between the strong and the weak in the matter of eating (Romans 14:2),
with admo...
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AS I LIVE
(ζω εγω). "I live." The LXX here (Isaiah 45:23) has κατ'
εμαυτου ομννυω, "I swear by myself."SHALL CONFESS TO GOD
(εξομολογησετα τω θεω). Future middle of
εξομολογεω, to confess openly ...
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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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FOR THE SCRIPTURE SAYS. A paraphrase _of_ Isaiah 45:23. Paul adds "As
I live" to Isaiah's text to give it strong emphasis. The teachers of
the Law said this spoke of Messiah's Kingdom. Compare Acts 15...
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_As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every
tongue shall confess to God._
THE FINAL SUBJECTION OF MANKIND TO GOD WILL BE
I. Universal.
II. Complete. It includes--
1. An ackno...
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_Him that is weak in the faith receive, but not to doubtful
disputations._
STRONG AND WEAK
Here is a lesson--
I. For those who are strong in the faith.
1. Not to provoke.
2. Nor despise those who...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 14:10 The strong should not despise the weak.
The weak should not judge the strong. Everyone will stand before God,
who will judge all on the last day. The future day of JUDGMENT...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 14:1 Paul addresses a specific dispute,
probably over whether Christians need to follow Jewish food laws. He
agrees with the “strong” (who did not feel compelled to follow
those...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 14:10.—Being accountable to Christ, we cannot be accountable
in the highest sense to any other.
Romans 14:11.—The phrase indicates the act of those who shall
worship and ackn...
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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 John 4:15; 2 John 1:7; Ezekiel 5:11; Isaiah 45:22; Isaiah 49:18;...
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As I live, etc. From Isaiah 45:23. Hebrew : By myself I swear... that
to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. Septuagint the
same, except shall swear by God.
Shall confess [ε ξ ο μ ο λ ο...
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As I live — An oath proper to him, because he only possesseth life
infinite and independent. It is Christ who is here termed both Lord
and God; as it is he to whom we live, and to whom we die. Every t...