Bible Questions #5091- 5108

By Joyce Webb

Romans Chapter 14 Verses 1-23

5091. Verse 1 Paul tells the group of believers—-if there is a person who is w_____________ in f______________—– they should receive that person.
They should not judge them because they have doubts.

5092. Verse 2 One person may believe that it is okay to e______ all things. Another person, may think that we should eat h______________ (or vegetables—no meat).

5093. Verse 3 The person who thinks it is okay to eat _________ ____________________ should not criticize or judge the person who does not think it is okay. Because God has received him.

5094. Verse 4 Who are you to j____________ another?
God is able to make that person s__________________. (In other words, God will show that person what he needs to do.)

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(In other places Paul speaks about eating meat—or not eating meat.
There was a lot of discussion and arguments about it in the early church.

One reason —was because of the idol worship that most of the world was doing. People brought meat offerings to the idols, and later—some of the extra meat was bought at the market and eaten by the people.

Some of the Christians thought that it was wrong to eat meat offered to the idols. They thought the idols polluted the meat. (made the meat tainted–”dirty”)

Some of the Christians thought is was wrong to eat any meat at all.

Paul and the church leaders at Jerusalem talked about this. They decided that it would be best to tell the Christians not to eat meat that had been offered to idols—-but it was okay to eat other meat.

Acts 15:28-29 tells of the discussion that the leaders had. In the end they decided on 4 things that the Gentile Christians should not do.

Three of these were not “rules”. They were suggestions.

Because the Gentile Christians were coming from idol worship—-and often joining in with Jewish people who were now Christians—-the leaders at Jerusalem made these suggestions.

The leaders did not want there to be arguments and hard feelings between the two groups of believers.

So, the leaders said, it would be best—-and wiser—-if the Gentile believers did not eat meat that had been offered to idols.

They also said—that they should not eat meat that had blood in it—meaning the animal had been strangled and not killed with a knife to let the blood run out.

The Jews —from Old Testament times—only ate meat that had been killed with a knife—-and the blood ran out.

The Jews would not have eaten anything offered to an idol.

So it was the new Gentile Christians coming into the church——that needed these guidelines.

The other thing the leaders said that they should not do —-was God’s rule—no sexual sin—no sexual relationship with someone you are not married to.

In the markets, meat left over from the idol offerings was sold.
When people went to buy meat, some of the meat was from idol offerings.

In I Corinthians 10:25 Paul talks about the meat sold in the market at the booths. He said—Don’t ask questions about it. Buy the meat and eat it.

But if you are at someone’s house, and the person tells you that the meat served is from an idol offering—-do not eat it—so that you do not hurt another Christian who thinks you should not eat meat offered to idols.

In I Corinthians in several chapters, Paul talks about this.

Paul said, As a Christian, he knows that idols are false, and an idol has no power. He is not worried about eating meat that was offered to an idol.

But if he is with people that think it is wrong to eat such meat—then Paul will not eat it either. He does not want to hurt their faith.

He does not want to make them think about doing something that their conscience (mind) says is wrong.

Paul says—that as a strong believer in the Lord—he feels free to eat the meat—-but, — he thinks it is wiser and kinder—-not to make an argument over it.
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5095. Verse 5 Paul said, that some people think that certain days are holy. Other people think all days are the same.

Paul said, Let every man be fully p______________________
(decide for himself) in his own mind.

Verse 6 A person who regards (chooses) a certain day to worship or be holy—then let him worship on that day. If another person chooses another day—then let him worship on that day.

(The Jewish people always worshipped from Friday evening at sunset—through—Saturday at sunset. That was their holy day.
It was called the Sabbath.

Colossians 2:16 Paul also talks about choosing one day over another.

History tells us that worship on Sunday—as a general custom—did not happen until about 150 AD.

However, there were groups—in Paul’s day— that did worship on Sundays. The New Testaments speaks of “the first day of the week”.

Believers in various countries—in the early days of the church—-had different days to meet. Some of them had different customs.

Groups of believers were not “uniform” —were not alike in the way they worshipped.

Later, as time went on—the Christian church believers became more organized and alike in the way they did things.
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5096. Verse 7 Paul said, No one lives unto h________________ and no one d__________ unto himself.

(In other words, the things we do—influences and affects other people.)

5097. Verse 8 For whether we l_____________, we live unto the L____________. And we d_______ unto the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

5098. Verse 9 To this end—-Christ died and rose (got up) again.

So He would be the Lord of both the __________________ and the ________________.

5099. Verse 10 Why should you judge your brother? We shall all stand before the j__________________ seat of C______________.

5100. Verse 11 For it is written (Isaiah 45:23) —Every k______________ shall b_________ to me.
Every t_____________________ shall c_____________________ to God.

5101. Verse 12 Every one of us shall give a________________ of himself to God. (give account—answer for every thing we have done, said, or thought)

5102. Verse 13 Let us not j_________________ one another.
But—let us not put a “stumbling block” (do something that makes someone to lose faith) .

5103. Verse 14 Paul said, There is nothing that is u___________________ of itself. But if a person thinks it is unclean—-then to him it is unclean.

5104. Verse 15 If a believer is upset and hurt if you eat _____________—–then you are not being kind if you continue.

Do not destroy (hurt) him by eating meat.

5105. Verse 16-17 Do not let the good things you do be criticized because of your unkind actions.

The kingdom of God is not about eating meat and drinking.
It is about r____________________ and p_______________ and
j_____________ in the H_____________ __________________.

In these things—we serve Christ. They are acceptable to God.
And they are approved and acceptable by man.

5106. Verse 19 Let follow the things that make for -_______________.
Let us do the things that edify (build up) another.

5107. Verse 20 Do not let the argument over meat destroy the work of God. All things are p_______________. But for the person who eats meat when he things it is wrong—-to him then it is evil (wrong).

Verse 21 It is better to not eat meat or drink wine—nor anything else that your brother believer thinks is wrong—so that you do not hurt his faith.

(It seems Paul means that you should not do this when you are with that person. Or do it— when you are with people —that person may know.

Paul traveled to many places. It seems that when he was with other people he ate meat and drank wine.)

Verse 22 Do you have faith? Keep your “freedom” to do things to yourself—-before God. A person is happy who does not condemn or make himself feel guilty over things he feels is okay.

5108. Verse 23 If a person had doubts about something—-he should not do it—–because he is not doing it in faith.

Whatever is not of f______________ is s__________.