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不可论断弟兄

1信心软弱的，你们要接纳，但不要辩论所疑惑的事。

2有人信百物都可吃；但那软弱的，只吃蔬菜。

3吃的人不可轻看不吃的人；不吃的人不可论断吃的人；因为 神已经收纳他了。

4你是谁，竟论断别人的仆人呢？他或站住或跌倒，自有他的主人在；而且他也必要站住，因为主能使他站住。

5有人看这日比那日强；有人看日日都是一样。只是各人心里要意见坚定。

6守日的人是为主守的。吃的人是为主吃的，因他感谢 神；不吃的人是为主不吃的，也感谢 神。

7我们没有一个人为自己活，也没有一个人为自己死。

8我们若活着，是为主而活；若死了，是为主而死。所以，我们或活或死总是主的人。

9因此，基督死了，又活了，为要作死人并活人的主。

10你这个人，为什么论断弟兄呢？又为什么轻看弟兄呢？因我们都要站在 神的台前。

11经上写着：主说：我凭着我的永生起誓： 万膝必向我跪拜； 万口必向我承认。

12这样看来，我们各人必要将自己的事在 神面前说明。

不可使弟兄跌倒

13所以，我们不可再彼此论断，宁可定意谁也不给弟兄放下绊脚跌人之物。

14我凭着主耶稣确知深信，凡物本来没有不洁净的；惟独人以为不洁净的，在他就不洁净了。

15你若因食物叫弟兄忧愁，就不是按着爱人的道理行。基督已经替他死，你不可因你的食物叫他败坏。

16不可叫你的善被人毁谤；

17因为 神的国不在乎吃喝，只在乎公义、和平，并圣灵中的喜乐。

18在这几样上服事基督的，就为 神所喜悦，又为人所称许。

19所以，我们务要追求和睦的事与彼此建立德行的事。

20不可因食物毁坏 神的工程。凡物固然洁净，但有人因食物叫人跌倒，就是他的罪了。

21无论是吃肉是喝酒，是什么别的事，叫弟兄跌倒，一概不做才好。

22你有信心，就当在 神面前守着。人在自己以为可行的事上能不自责，就有福了。

23若有疑心而吃的，就必有罪，因为他吃不是出于信心。凡不出于信心的都是罪。

1But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

2One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs.

3Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

4Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to make him stand.

5One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

6He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord: and he that eateth, eateth unto the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, unto the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

7For none of us liveth to himself, and none dieth to himself.

8For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

9For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

10But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.

11For it is written,As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to God.

12So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.

13Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother’s way, or an occasion of falling.

14I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: save that to him who accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

15For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.

16Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

17for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

18For he that herein serveth Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men.

19So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.

20Overthrow not for meat’s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

21It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.

22The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he approveth.

23But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.