HIM
that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
2 For one
believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth
herbs.
3 Let not
him that eateth despise him
that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth:
for God hath received him.
4 Who art
thou that judgest another man?s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden
up: for God is able to make him stand.
5 One man
esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully
persuaded in his own mind.
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. He that eateth,
eateth to the Lord, for he giveth
God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God
thanks.
7 For
none of us liveth to himself,
and no man dieth to himself.
8 For
whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the
Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord?s.
9 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 nought thy brother? for
we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11 For
it is written, As I live, saith
the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12 So
then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
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.
14 I
know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean
of itself: but to him that esteemeth
any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
15 But
if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest
thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
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.
18 For he that in these things serveth
Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
19 Let
us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith
one may edify another.
20 For
meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it
is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
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.
22 Hast
thou faith? have it to thyself before God.
Happy is he that condemneth not himself in
that thing which he alloweth.
23 And
he that doubteth is damned if he eat,
because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever
is not of faith is sin.