1 HIM that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
17 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 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

1Him that is weake in the faith receiue you, but not to doubtfull disputations.

2For one beleeueth that he may eat all things: another who is weake, eateth herbes.

3Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not: and let not him which eateth not, iudge him that eateth. For God hath receiued him.

4Who art thou that iudgest an other mans seruant? to his owne master he standeth or falleth; Yea he shall bee holden vp: for God is able to make him stand.

5One man esteemeth one day aboue another: another esteemeth euery day alike. Let euery man bee fully perswaded in his owne minde.

6He that regardeth a day, regardeth it vnto the Lord; and hee that regardeth not the day, to the Lord hee doeth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for hee giueth God thankes: and hee that eateth not, to the Lord hee eateth not, and giueth God thankes.

7For none of vs liueth to himselfe, and no man dieth to himselfe.

8For whether we liue, we liue vnto the Lord: and whether wee die, we die vnto the Lord: whether wee liue therefore or die, we are the Lords.

9For to this ende Christ both died, and rose, and reuiued, that hee might be Lord both of the dead and liuing.

10But why doest thou iudge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? wee shall all stand before the Iudgement seat of Christ.

11For it is written, As I liue, saith the Lord, euery knee shall bow to mee, and euery tongue shall confesse to God.

12So then euery one of vs shall giue accompt of himselfe to God.

13Let vs not therefore iudge one another any more: but iudge this rather, that no man put a stumbling blocke, or an occasion to fall in his brothers way.

14I know, and am perswaded by the Lord Iesus, that there is nothing vncleane of it selfe: but to him that esteemeth any thing to bee vncleane, to him it is vncleane.

15But if thy brother be grieued with thy meate: now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

16Let not then your good be euill spoken of.

17For the kingdome of God is not meat and drinke; but righteousnes, and peace, and ioy in the holy Ghost.

18For hee that in these things serueth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approued of men.

19Let vs therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edifie an other.

20For meat, destroy not the worke of God: all things indeed are pure; but it is euill for that man who eateth with offence.

21It is good neither to eate flesh, nor to drinke wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weake.

22Hast thou faith? haue it to thy selfe before God. Happie is he that condemneth not himselfe in that thing which hee alloweth.

23And hee that doubteth, is damned if hee eate, because hee eateth not of faith: For whatsoeuer is not of faith, is sinne.

 

1 Welcome anyone who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions. 2 One person believes that one may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats must not despise the one who abstains, and the one who abstains must not pass judgment on the one who eats; for God has welcomed him. 4 Who are you to pass judgment on someone else's servant? Before his own master he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand. 5 (For) one person considers one day more important than another, while another person considers all days alike. Let everyone be fully persuaded in his own mind. 6 Whoever observes the day, observes it for the Lord. Also whoever eats, eats for the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; while whoever abstains, abstains for the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. 8 For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. 9 For this is why Christ died and came to life, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living. 10 Why then do you judge your brother? Or you, why do you look down on your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God; 11 for it is written: "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bend before me, and every tongue shall give praise to God."12 So (then) each of us shall give an account of himself (to God). 13 Then let us no longer judge one another, but rather resolve never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. 14 I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; still, it is unclean for someone who thinks it unclean. 15 If your brother is being hurt by what you eat, your conduct is no longer in accord with love. Do not because of your food destroy him for whom Christ died. 16 So do not let your good be reviled. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of food and drink, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit; 18 whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by others. 19 Let us then pursue what leads to peace and to building up one another. 20 For the sake of food, do not destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to become a stumbling block by eating; 21 it is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble. 22 Keep the faith (that) you have to yourself in the presence of God; blessed is the one who does not condemn himself for what he approves. 23 But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because this is not from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.

Rom. 14:1-15:3 Christians: [1] shouldn’t judge practice of other Christians in respect to doubtful things,v3; [2] are accountable  to God for their actions,v12; [3] shouldn’t  put a stumbling block before brethren,v12; [4] should use Christian liberty in what they do,v14,20; [5]  do what will edify the brethren,v19; [6]  for sake of  weaker brethren, voluntarily abstain from certain practices,v21; [7] should refrain from self-condemning practices, v22 [8]  follow the example of Christ,  to please others, 15:1-3.
Verses 1-12 have to do with accepting the weaker brother.
v1. and 15:1 point out two kinds  of believers: strong  or weak in the faith. A weak brother is not wicked, merely ignorant. See 1 Cor. 8:7-13 and Rom. 10:17. We need to be gentle and help the weak believers, but wicked are to be put away, or removed from the church. 1 Cor. 5:1-5,13.
v1,2.  The weak brother eats only vegetables, probably because he is afraid he might eat meat that had been offered to idols (Common in Rome to ask idol blessing on the meat before it was put on the market.) The strong believer knows it makes no difference as long as he isn’t offering it to idols. We are not to receive the weak brother for the purpose of argument and “setting him straight.”
v3,4.  The weak brother has been received in God’s sight.
v4,6,8,10,12 Point out that any believer must give account of himself to God.
v1, 3,10,13,15,16,20,21, and 15;1 Things God forbids in dealing with weak believers: Doubtful disputations; judging the eating’ setting at nought/ putting a stumbling block or occasion to fall; let not our good be evil spoken of; for meat destroy not the work of God/ don't do anything to make a brother stumble, offended, or made weak’ we are to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves.
v5.  It is no longer necessary to keep various Jewish festival days. The church at Jerusalem under James was legalistic and did, but they agreed that Gentiles only had to abstain from fornication, things strangled, blood, & meat offered to idols, Acts 15:29.
v6.  The purpose of both sides is to serve the Lord.
v10.   “Thou” addresses both groups.
v11.  God is sovereign and the one to please, Isa. 45:23.
v12.  Give account to God, Matt. 12:36. Judgment Seat of Christ,2 Cor. 5:10.
Verses 13-23 have to do with not causing a weaker brother to stumble.
v13, 15,21.  Sometimes a believer may need to refrain from some things which he considers to be permissible, if it might make a weaker brother stumble or be offended or made weaker. ( One church served cookies after prayer meeting, and since I often hurried there without supper, it was refreshing. However another Christian was offended because we were to “Go to pray, not eat.” So I ate no more cookies.) (Also, because of the many abuses of the use of a cross I have convictions against it’s use on our church, but I had the church wired for it in case others wanted it.) In some of these things there may even be disagreement as to which is the weak brother. But see v.12.
v16-18.  To be acceptable to God and approved of men, we are to serve Christ with love, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
v19-21.  Through righteousness and peace we may edify others, but by giving offense in doubtful things, we may cause some to stumble. Good advice in any thing is, if in doubt, don’t do it, if it is not of faith it is sin.