Romans 14:10-23
10 "You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you
treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before GOD’s judgment seat.
11 It is written:
‘As surely as I live,’ says THE LORD,
‘every knee will bow before ME;
every tongue will acknowledge GOD.’
12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to GOD.
13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another.
Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the
way of a brother or sister.
14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in THE LORD JESUS, that
nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean,
then for that person it is unclean.
15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat,
you are no longer acting in LOVE. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom CHRIST died.
16 Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.
17 For the kingdom of GOD is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of
RIGHTEOUSNESS,
PEACE and
JOY in the HOLY SPIRIT,
18 because anyone who serves CHRIST in this way is pleasing to GOD and receives human
approval.
19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to PEACE and to
mutual edification.
20 Do not destroy the work of GOD for the sake of food. All food is
clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone
else to stumble.
21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else
that will cause your brother or sister to fall.
22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself
and GOD.
Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
23 But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because
their eating is not from FAITH;
and everything that does not come from FAITH is sin.”
