Adaptable

Adaptable

Text:

Rom. 14:1 - 15:7; 1 Cor. 9:22; 1 Cor. 8:1-

 

To the weak became I as weak that I might gain the weak: those who had scruples, and are weak in the faith, I do not cause to stumble by doing things that will violate their weak conscience- DAR

1. God is Judge

Rom. 14:1-12

a. All men are answerable to God personally for their actions.

b. I do not despise or set at naught - judge another b/c of his scruples. To God he stands or falls and God is able to and will uphold him.

c. If I reproach them Christ is reproached:

Rom. 15:3; 1 Cor. 8:12

2. Bear the weak

Rom. 15:1

Bear with the weak, sacrifice those good things so that the weak does not stumble over them

Rom. 14:16-23; 15:3; 1 Cor. 8:9-13; 10:24

3. Nothing Unclean

Rom. 14:14

There is nothing unclean of itself but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it unclean

Rom. 14:14,20; 1 Cor. 8:7,8; 10:23,25,26

Everything considered as good.

Check: Meats, drinks, Sabbaths, unclean food etc.

 

4. Fully Persuaded

Rom. 14:22-23; 1 Cor. 8:7

In all actions, be fully persuaded of God's will and have faith in His acceptance and ability to keep you or else leave well alone, especially when in doubt.

Anything done outside of faith is a sin before God.

 

5. Purpose:

Peace and edification of the body

Rom. 14:19; 15:5-7; 1 Cor. 10:31-33

 

6. Meat unto idols

See: Idolatry

1. Idols are nothing because we know and acknowledge only one God.
   

"But to us there is but one God, the father of whom are all things and we in him and one lord Jesus Christ by whom are all things and we by him"

1 Cor. 8:4-6

1. Nothing in itself is unclean
   

Rom. 14:14; 1 Cor. 8:8; 10:25-26