Romans 14:23

Verse 23 of 23. The 14th of 16 chapters in Romans, in The Letters of Paul.

19Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

20For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

21It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

22Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

23And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

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But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it isn’t of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.
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Matthew Henry on Romans 14:23

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, katakekritai—he is condemned of his own conscience, because he eateth not of faith, because he does that which he is…

Read Matthew Henry on Romans 14:1–23: Exhortations to Candour; The Dominion of Christ. (a. d. 58.)

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