Chapter 14: On Judging Others

v.1 We shouldn’t judge those who are weak in faith, but accept them with love.

v.2–3 Paul here talks of vegetarians who were weak in the faith because they felt convicted about eating meat.

v.5–6 Others who were weak in the faith felt that there were certain days when the Lord should be worshipped.

v.7 Paul encouraged the Christians to allow each other their personal convictions without trying to put them on everyone else.

v.10 To “set at nought” a brother is to say that he isn’t a Christian.

v.11–12 When we stand before God for judgment, it won’t be to determine our salvation, for that is already secure. He’ll judge our works and the motivation behind our works, then give us our place in His kingdom (Philippians 2:10, 11).

v.13–15 Paul here warns against enjoying our freedom in Christ to the detriment of our weaker fellow-Christians.

v.18 God accepts us and men approve us if we’re walking in the Spirit.

v.20 We shouldn’t destroy the work of God in a person’s life because we disagree about eating meat. We can do something that isn’t wrong in itself but is evil because it offends someone else.

v.22–23 It’s wrong to try to argue someone out of his convictions, because his conscience will condemn him if he does something he believes is a sin.