...offence to the weak. TEXT. 14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesns, that there is nothing onclean 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...

...— " I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that thpre is nothing unclean of itself; but to Mm that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth; and he that doubteth i•...

...interference, but by indirect influence. Let us see how scrupulous was his regard to liberty of conscience. 'I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus that there...nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man...

...of Divine Providence ? This suspicion is further strengthened by the declaration of our apostle,—" I know, and am persuaded, by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself." How is it then, it may be asked, that the custom of abstaining from particular foods at certain seasons...

...growth. Second, we must realize that things in themselves do not defile (v. 14) . The apostle says, "I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that...nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean." The key thought is in the phrase "there is nothing unclean...

...all foods 'clean'" (Mark 7:19 NIV). Peter was taught the same lesson (Acts 10:14,15), as was Paul: "I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself (Rom. 14:14). Earlier, Paul had reasoned that to refuse certain meats was a sign of spiritual weakness...

...come from within, and defile the man. Mark 7:14-23 Christian Charity in Matters of Difference 14 / know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there...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...

...principles of our liberty in Christ, and begins by reassuring us of the rights of a free conscience. "I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that...nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean" (v. 14). Conscience of itself is not an infallible guide;...

...rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. 141 know, and arn persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing...esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat [food] now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not...

...rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way." Romans 14:15 says, "But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now...Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died." Romans 14:21 says, Tit is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother...