The Pharisees taught people to plead conscience, when they made corban an excuse for denying relief to their parents, Matt 15 5, 6. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. 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. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy Undoubtedly these weak ones did not see themselves as weaker. he makes no such difference of days only because he knows God hath made none; and therefore intends his honour in endeavouring to dedicate ever day to him. No separation: that is the end of the chapter. Major Prophets (2) All men need a Savior. It was not so much the difference itself that did the mischief as the mismanagement of the difference, making it a bone of contention. We should manage all our good duties in such a manner that they may not be evil spoken of. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, , Zealous, But Wrong When we are ready to reproach and reflect upon the name and memory of those that are dead and gone, and to pass a censure upon them (which some the rather do, because such judgments of the dead are more likely to pass uncontrolled and uncontradicted), we must consider that Christ is Lord of the dead, as well as of the living. It is proclaimed before our Joseph, Bow the knee, Gen 41 43. Qui credit, vescatur quibusvis: qui autem infirmus est, olera edit. 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. Receive him, not to expose him, but to instruct and strengthen him. Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike, Let each be fully convinced in his own mind, For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself, Whether we live or die, we are the Lords, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. You have enough to answer for before Jesus., ii. The apostle, as a wise physician, prescribes proper remedies for the disease, which are made up of rules and reasons. In those indifferent things which we are sure it is no sin not to do, and yet are not clear that it is lawful to do them, we must not do them while we continue under those doubts; for he that doubteth is damned if he eat (v. 23), that is, it turns into sin to him; he is damned, katakekritaihe is condemned of his own conscience, because he eateth not of faith, because he does that which he is not fully persuaded he may lawfully do. God sees not as man sees; and he is their master, and not we. We reckon it a piece of ill manners to meddle with other people's servants, and to find fault with them and censure them. Every saint is God's workmanship, his husbandry, his building, Eph 2 10; 1 Cor 3 9. 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. b. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lords. It wasnt that they were weaker in their Christian life because of what they ate or didnt eat, but they were weaker because of their legalistic attitudes and lack of love towards others. (Romans 14:3-4) Judging our brother is inappropriate because we are not their masters. What is it to be sanctified, but to be of God's mind? This hope is built upon the power of God, for God is able to make him stand; and, being able, no doubt he is willing to exert that power for the preservation of those that are his own." In judging and censuring our brethren, we meddle with that which does not belong to us: we have work enough to do at home; and, if we must needs be judging, let us exercise our faculty upon our own hearts and ways.To his own master he stands or falls; that is, his doom will be according to his master's sentence, and not according to ours. ii. (Romans 14:16-18) Pursuing the higher call of the Kingdom of God. For this is the word of promise. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. It is seldom that any such contention exists but there is a fault on both sides, and both must mend. Pauline Epistles Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. a. Romans 5:1. The Gospels (Romans 14:13) Summary: dont make it an issue of judging, but dont use your liberty to stumble another brother. Every creature of God is good, 1 Tim 4 4. If a man were verily persuaded (it is Dr. Sanderson's instance, sermon on ch. No one who has given up his name to Christ, is allowedly a self-seeker; that is against true Christianity. 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. The Argument from Contingency: A Proof for God, 6 Verses to Cling to When You Are Overwhelmed. I QUESTION whether any man understands himself, and I am quite certain that no Christian does so. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. 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. It denotes an utter destruction. We may lawfully eat flesh, even those meats which were prohibited by the ceremonial law; but, if we abuse this liberty, it turns into sin to us: It is evil to him that eats with offence. 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. we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ, Not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brothers way, I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself, Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died, Do not let your good be spoken of as evil, The kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food, Nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak, Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves, David Guzik :: Hechos 2 El Espritu Santo Es Derramado Sobre la Iglesia, Four Views on the Millennium - Study Resources, Matthew Henry :: Commentary on Lamentations 4, Harmony of the Gospels - Study Resources - Study Resources, David Guzik :: Gnesis 2 La CreacinTerminada; Adn en el Jardn del Edn, Jonathan Edwards :: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, David Guzik :: Apocalipsis 20 Satans, el Pecado y la Muerte son Finalmente Eliminados, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus and the Holy Trinity (Walter Martin), 1 Samuel 17-25 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Lamentations 1-5 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith). First, Not to self. Clearness in doubtful matters contributes very much to our comfortable walking, as it frees us from those scruples, jealousies, and suspicions, which those who have not such clearness are entangled in endlessly. Wisdom Literature 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. Johannine Writings 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. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. We are to serve his interests and designs in the world, which are in the first place to reconcile us one to another. A believing regard to the judgment of the great day would silence all these rash judgings: Why dost thou that art weak judge thy brother that is strong? 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. a. ( Romans 14:19-21) Use your liberty to build each other up, not to tear each other down. 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. Yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. 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. 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. It is goodpleasing to God, profitable to our brother, and no harm to ourselves. If of the particular determination of the efficacy of his death to the elect, then, though none that were given to Christ shall perish (John 6 39), yet thou mayest, as much as is in thy power, destroy such. C.H. Therefore, out of the law, by reason of our corruption, springs sin. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a The ground of this, v. 9. 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. Such gentle methods does he take, with such cords of a man does he draw them together; not by excommunicating, suspending, and silencing either side, but by persuading them both to a mutual forbearance: and as a faithful daysman he lays his hand upon them both, reasoning the case with the strong that they should not be so scornful, and with the weak that they should not be so censorious. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. [1.] Romans 8:2. I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsman 1. See 1 Cor 1 10; Phil 3 15, 16. That is the true comfort which we have before God. (2.) Blessing the creatures in the name of God before we use them, and blessing the name of God for them after, are both included; for eulogein and eucharistein are used promiscuously. Whether we live or die, we are the Lords: From beginning to end, our lives are to be dedicated to God. 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. THESE two verses are full , 5001 North Oak Trafficway a. But it will be asked, "Who feared God and worked righteousness, and who did not?" Have it to thyself, that is, enjoy the comfort of it in thy own bosom, and do not trouble others by the imprudent use of it, when it might give offence, and cause thy weak brother to stumble and fall." 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. Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ Romans v. 1. Not one that hath given up his name to Christ is allowedly a self-seeker; it is contrary to the foundation of true Christianity. Romans 4:4. 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). 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. Daniel and his fellows were in better liking with pulse and water than those were who ate the portion of the king's meat. David Guzik commentary on Romans 13, in which Paul describes the christian's obligation to the authority given to government. He grants that all things indeed are pure. Johannine Writings If we would know what way we walk in, we must enquire what end we walk towards. But are any destroyed for whom Christ died? Whatever we do in religion, it will not turn to any good account, except we do it from a principle of faith, with a believing regard to the will of Christ as our rule, to the glory of Christ as our end, and to the righteousness of Christ as our plea. 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Now in this chapter we are furnished with the sovereign balm of Gilead; the blessed apostle prescribes like a wise physician. Date. At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son. He specifies the case in hand, concerning the difference of meats. Receive him: not to quarrel with him, and to argue about uncertain points that are in controversy, which will but confound him, and fill his head with empty notions, perplex him, and shake his faith. 2. a. i. 3. 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. God is determined that it shall be so. a. I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself: Paul knew that there was nothing intrinsically unclean about meat that was not kosher or sacrificed to an idol. Every knee shall bow: The quotation from Isaiah 45:23 emphasizes the fact that all will have to appear before God in humility, and give account of himself before God. 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. That which puts an acceptableness upon all our good duties is a regard to Christ in the doing of them. It will not be asked at the great day, "Who ate flesh, and who ate herbs?" Our end and aim: not self, but the Lord. It must be understood likewise with this proviso, though men's judgments and opinions may make that which is good in itself to become evil to them, yet they cannot make that which is evil in itself to become good, either in itself or to them. Day, `` who feared God and worked righteousness, and Sarah have. Apostle prescribes like a wise physician, prescribes proper remedies for the,... 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