Romans 14:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. ”

• Romans 14:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  In these things - In righteousness, peace, and joy. Serveth Christ - Or obeys Christ, who has commanded them. He receives Christ as his “master” or “teacher” and does his will in regard to th...

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• Romans 14:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  For he that in (p) these things serveth Christ [is] acceptable to God, and approved of men. (p) He that lives peaceably, and does righteously, through the Holy Spirit.

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• Romans 14:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Considerateness instead of Censoriousness. Romans 14:13 . Let us stop judging one another ( cf. Matthew 7:1-5 ); but come rather to this judgment, not to lay a stumbling-block in a brother's wa...

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• Romans 14:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  these things . this. serveth . See Romans 6:6 . acceptable . well-pleasing. See Romans 12:1 . approved . Greek. dokimos. First of seven occ, always "Approved", save James 1:12 . of . by...

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• Romans 14:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  18. For he who in these things, etc. An argument drawn from the effect: for it is impossible, but that when any one is acceptable to God and approved by men, the kingdom of God fully prevail...

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• Romans 14:18 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1917 PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY ILLUSTRATED Romans 14:17-19 . The kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these thing...

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• Romans 14:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. For he that in these things - The man, whether Jew or Gentile, who in these things - righteousness, peace, and...

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• Romans 14:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. For he that in these things ('in this' is the true reading; meaning, in this threefold life,) serveth Chr...

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• Romans 14:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Duty of Sympathy and Toleration In chapter Romans 13:12 St. Paul urged his readers, by their expectation of Christ's coming, to avoid the licence and immorality of the heathen. Now he turns...

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• Romans 14:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  In these things. — The more correct reading is, in this ( way ). The meaning, however, is the same. Serveth Christ. — Here the principle of unity which holds together different sides and manif...

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• Romans 14:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 29 CHRISTIAN DUTY: MUTUAL TENDERNESS AND TOLERANCE: THE SACREDNESS OF EXAMPLE Romans 14:1-23 BUT him who is weak-we might almost render, him who suffers from weakness, in his faith (in...

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• Romans 14:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Yielding Rights for Others' Sake Romans 14:13-23 We must be careful of one another's faith. Unkind criticism or ridicule, or the strong pressure of our arguments and reasons may impede the divi...

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• Romans 14:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The apostle now turned to discussion of some of the difficulties which may arise in the Christian Church. Dealing with the question of the animals sacrificed to idols he laid down a supreme principle...

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• Romans 14:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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)...

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• Romans 14:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  For he that in these things serveth Christ ,.... That is, in righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost; he whose faith is an obedient one, and embraces these things, and from the heart obeys t...

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• Romans 14:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. Ver. 18. Is acceptable to God ] And he is a happy man that can be acquitted by himself in private, in publi...

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• Romans 14:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  For the kingdom of God Into which we enter by believing in Christ, and becoming his subjects, or which thereby enters into us, and is set up in our hearts, namely, true religion; is not Does not...

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• Romans 14:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  Personal Conscience Toward God In Romans 12:1-21 we have seen instruction in many details of moral conduct. In such cases conscience has no liberty to take any stand but that of truth and honor....

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• Romans 14:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Exhortations to Candour; The Dominion of Christ. A. D.  58.       1 Him that is weak in the faith rec...

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• Romans 14:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  This proves the foregoing assertion, that the kingdom of God consisteth in righteousness, peace, and joy, because he that serveth Christ in and by these things, is accepted of God, and approv...

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• Romans 14:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Christian Freedom To Be Tempered By Consideration For Their Brothers And Sisters With Regard To Food Fetishes And Sabbath Observance (14:1-23). Paul now deals with the question of whether to obser...

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• Romans 14:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Romans 14:16 . Let not your good be evil spoken of .—Let not Christian liberty be abused by offence given to the weak. Romans 14:17 . The kingdom of God .—What commends us to G...

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• Romans 14:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Romans 14:1 . Him that is weak in the faith receive ye. The apostolic churches were composed of jews and gentiles. Most of the jews were zealous of the law, and observed the legal distinctions of...

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• Romans 14:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

  For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink. God’s kingdom I. The description given of the kingdom of God. 1. The import of the term. Christ’s spiritual kingdom established on earth--His do...

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• Romans 14:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Romans 14:1-45 F. The duty of enlightened Christians towards weak brethren. From moral duties in general of Christians towards each other and towards all the apostle now passes...

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• Romans 14:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Of the abuse of Christian liberty:

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• Romans 14:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 7:22 ; 1 Peter 2:20 ; 1 Peter 2:5 ; 1 Peter 3:16 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:3 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:4 ; 1 Timothy 2:3 ; 1 Timothy 5:4 ; 2 Corinthians 4:2 ; 2 Corinthians 5:11 ; 2 Cori...

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• Romans 14:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  In these — Righteousness, peace, and joy. Men — Wise and good men.

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