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Romans 14:22
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20 aDo not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. bAll things indeed are pure, cbut it is evil for the man who eats with1 offense.  
21 It is good neither to eat ameat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles1 or is offended or is made weak.  
22 1Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. aHappy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves.  
23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for awhatever is not from faith is sin. 
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Romans 14:22

Have thou to thyself before God (su—kata seauton exe enwpion tou qeou). Very emphatic position of su at the beginning of the sentence, "Thou there." The old MSS. put hn (relative "which") after pistin and before exeiv. This principle applies to both the "strong" and the "weak." He is within his rights to act "according to thyself," but it must be "before God" and with due regard to the rights of the other brethren.

In that which he approveth (en oi dokimazei). This beatitude cuts both ways. After testing and then approving (Romans 1:28; Romans 2:18) one takes his stand which very act may condemn himself by what he says or does. "It is a rare felicity to have a conscience untroubled by scruples" (Denney).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 14:22:

Hebrews 2:18
James 2:17

 

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