Not Judged Whether Eating Meats or Not Romans 14:3

Paul the apostle told the believers in Rome, “Him that is weak in the faith receive you, but not to doubtful disputations”, and he added, “For one believes that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eats herbs.” In chapter fourteen and verse three of Romans, Paul told the believers who do not “eat all things” not to, “judge him that eats” where we read:

Let not him that eats despise him that eats not;

and let not him which eats not judge him that eats: for God has received him.

The verse begins, “Let not him that eats despise him that eats not; ” Paul began with the words, “let not him” which means “do not allow or permit the human whether male or female” “that eats” or “who consumes or devours” “despise him” which means “set at naught, esteem lease and contemptible the human being whether male or female” “that eats not” or “who does not consume and devour”. Paul instructed his believing readers not to “esteem” the people who do not eat “all things” in a lesser position or degree.

The verse goes on to say, “and let not him which eats not judge him that eats: for God has received him.” Paul continued with the words, “and let not him” which means “and do not permit or allow the person whether male or female” “which eats not” or “who does not consume and devour” “judge him” which means “separate, put asunder, esteem, deem and think themselves to be higher than” “that eats” or “the person who consumes and devours”: “For God” which refers to “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “has received him” which means “taken the person to himself in friendship, access and as His companion”. Paul instructed believers who “do not eat all things” not to “put asunder and deem themselves better” than believers who do “eat all things” because God has “accepted” and “saved” them all.

When we consider these words of Paul, we see how important it is to realize that God's acceptance of a person supersedes whether a person “eats all things” or only “eats vegetables”. Personal convictions over these physical matters are not greater than the spiritual connection that is made by accepting Jesus Christ as a personal “Savior and Lord”. God sent His Son Jesus to “seek and to save that which is lost” (Luke 19:10), and the matter of “eating” or not “eating” should have no role in acceptance of those to whom God has “received”.

Next time Paul asks the believers in Rome, “who are you that judge another man's servant?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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