we are all going to give an account to God,even those so called Christian who think they are perfect right now! I know I will give an account for how I live so I pray everyday that God will close my mouth,be my eyes,ears,and teach me more and more how to walk!
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. This scripture talks about eternal life which is a witness in the heart of man thoughts spirit to find that there 's no guilt in the heart, only peace, righteousness awareness of what want GOD wants, loves and hates and joy in the only Holy Ghost. peace which is not for a moment but forever. The peace that God gives is His words when they have settled in man 's heart. every time we enter into mediation on the cares of the world eg what to eat, drink and dress is like conversing with a thief who comes to steal away the word because the devil knows that 's the life of man unlike man that is the reason JESUS warned the disciples in the parable of the sower. always live one day at a time knowing at the end of the day you have to give account to GOD "What word of Mine did you walk in " that 's the reason JESUS for man to fulfil the Word of GOD.
Grace works good through mankind. God is faithful. Holy Spirit is helping. For those who believe in him, he gave them power to be called the children of God. Let the weak say I am strong, says the Lord.
The day is obviously talking about the saturday sabbath.In the OT God the father demanded that people take a time off with there animals etc so that the day may focus on Him.This Law was applicable for the followers until death. This law along with 9 others written on stone remains applicable even today right up until the death of that person,just as a husband is bound to his wife til death. After which that covenant no longer applies. See Romans 7.After this death through Christ.Jesus now becomes Lord of the sabbath.He brings that TRUE sabbath rest into you 24 7 ,Sabbath rest is fulfilled in Him now and the believer cannot rest in Him more or Get closer to. Him on one set day.Every day from that death in Christ is the true sabbath rest in Him.You therefore CANNOT make one day holier than another.Again I stress read the last half of Romans 7.Not one jot or tiddle changes with those 10 commandments they stay in place UNTIL you die in Christ.At that moment the law is fulfilled in your life not done away with
yes sometimes people live by judgilg others than observing the commanments of God. verses 16 17, clearly gives a strong guideline to this selferighteousness. For the kingdom of heaven is not about food and drinks and so goes to certain believes. But in everything we do, do it in the will of God.
It means we should put on the nature of christ sinless nature and we should nt let the fleshy desire what the body want to lead us into sin and stop listening to the flesh
No man should judge his brother anymore but have this in mind. It is wrong to make things hard for your brother and fall into his hand, as a result of your judgememt. Because ye who judge is not perfect.
i want to live a life of righteousness, peace
and joy in the holyghost. because as a leader in my fellowship i have fall short of God 's glory severally, i have things am not proud of but i know i have been forgiven, i want my life, thoughts and actions please God.
some christians do good things in a wrong way or in away people begin to say something that will discourage them. we should do things that will please the Lord. He said in the book of micah 6v8.he said what he requires of us is to justly,love. etc
Romans 14:12 is one of the Scriptures that talks about one giving account to God. I love this verse especially because of the words used here so that even a child would understand its meaning.
It says, 'every one' shall give account to God. When God says everyone I think He means everyone. I don't know what you think, but know from this verse that God's judgment is not only for a category of persons - I like to combine the words of Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:10, where by divine inspiration said, '...we all must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ...'
take note beloved that it is a MUST. So, whether you believe God's Word is true or not, whether you attend church or not, whether you believe in God or not, YOU'LL STAND BEFORE GOD WHEN YOU DIE.
Remember Hebrews 9:27? It is appointed unto man once to die and after this THE JUDGMENT. You can be living in sin now and think God isn't going to judge you. You may even assume there is no God (for that makes you a fool), you may think you get away with all your sins. You'll escape God's judgment with your intellect - forget it!
You're wasting your time. You cannot deceive God. He will open your secret life to everyone that day and He will judge you justly according to His high standard of holiness, righteousness and truth ( Hebrews 4:13).
Make your ways right with God lest you appear before Him unprepared and unconverted, there is no mercy on the second side of eternity. Think eternity! Think God!
Prophet T.K.O OLOIDI on Romans 14:17 - 10 years ago
As regenerated Christians, we need to go after things and activities that will add values to our spiritual lives and enable us to grow rapidly in the Spirit. We should push more for spiritual food(WORD OF GOD) and water(BAPTISM) as well as FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT rather than eating always which may even lead to the sin of glutony.
Paul gave an in depth inspirational explanation of what God was saying in Deut 8.3 and what Jesus said in Mat 4.4; that man shall not live only be bread alone, but by every word that proceed out of the mouth of the God. Not just meat and drink, but consciously living by the word, by faith, in the spirit and by the law of the spirit.
The Most High allowed people to be spiritually blinded and it is our job not to argue about clean or unclean meats because it is not their time to know the truth. There will be a time when the Most High will reveal the truth to those people who have never heard of the truth and whoever rejects the truth of the Most High will be sent to the lake of fire.
we are to keep the sabbath day Holy right? one of the ten commandments..problem is ..is that all my life I have attended Church on Sunday Sabbath falls on a saturday..I asked a pastor friend of mines to help me out and give me some understanding in Ref: to this matter he directed me to Romans 14:5 which tells me different strokes for different folk and don't judge nobody..for as long as we are serving God..hey I love God Im anointed as a vocalist praise and worship and I know im saved..I just don't wanna be stuck in tradition if its not right..God forbid I be saved all these years but go to hell because i went to church on sunday instead of Saturday..Help someone with knowledge of Sabbath and how its relates to us Now!! Thanks and God bless!!
Pastor michael bard on Romans 14:17 - 11 years ago
i feel the kingdom of God is Spirit, God is a Spirit john 4:24 the kingom of heaven is a relm not place
to enter a person must be born of water. (Baptism) acts 2:38 and born of the Spirit the (Holyghost) acts 2:38-39acts 10acts 19:5acts 16acts 8 read for your self. thanks.
Paul advocates tolerance of those who insist on regarding meat and drink potentially defiled by idolatry as koinos (common), he himself is convinced that no food is koinos.
Unfortunately the passage is almost universally misapplied to laws of clean and unclean animals as if Paul said that �nothing is unclean (akathartos) in itself.� He did not. He did not use the Greek equivalent for �unclean�; he used the equivalent for �common�. There is a huge difference between the two. His statement that �nothing is unclean in itself� is completely unrelated to the laws of clean and unclean animals. It is a question of whether or not food is permissible when it might potentially have been offered to an idol. As in Corinthians, he warns his readers not to let their liberal interpretation of food sacrificed to idols become a stumbling block to others. The passage in Corinthians mentions wine as one of the questionable foods. Biblical dietary laws never speak of unclean wine. Wine is a koinos issue, not a clean/unclean issue!!
The tendency of man to focus on things that are external more than internal or spiritual is the core of this verse. However, Paul lets them know that it�s not physical food/environment but the state of being right with God and possessing His peace and His joy that transforms us into kingdom dwellers.
We must be careful not to judge our brothers, and sisters in the Lord. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind about what he is to eat or drink. We must not cause one to stumble by what we do, and if eating meat or drinking wine causes our brother to stumble we should not do it. Paul tells us we will all stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ, therefore we must be careful how we live as christian for God will call us to give an account of our lives. Let us look for the Kingdom of God which is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
May the Lord bless you richly my beloved.
and joy in the holyghost. because as a leader in my fellowship i have fall short of God 's glory severally, i have things am not proud of but i know i have been forgiven, i want my life, thoughts and actions please God.
It says, 'every one' shall give account to God. When God says everyone I think He means everyone. I don't know what you think, but know from this verse that God's judgment is not only for a category of persons - I like to combine the words of Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:10, where by divine inspiration said, '...we all must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ...'
take note beloved that it is a MUST. So, whether you believe God's Word is true or not, whether you attend church or not, whether you believe in God or not, YOU'LL STAND BEFORE GOD WHEN YOU DIE.
Remember Hebrews 9:27? It is appointed unto man once to die and after this THE JUDGMENT. You can be living in sin now and think God isn't going to judge you. You may even assume there is no God (for that makes you a fool), you may think you get away with all your sins. You'll escape God's judgment with your intellect - forget it!
You're wasting your time. You cannot deceive God. He will open your secret life to everyone that day and He will judge you justly according to His high standard of holiness, righteousness and truth ( Hebrews 4:13).
Make your ways right with God lest you appear before Him unprepared and unconverted, there is no mercy on the second side of eternity. Think eternity! Think God!
john 4:24 the kingom of heaven is a relm not place
to enter a person must be born of water. (Baptism)
acts 2:38 and born of the Spirit the (Holyghost)
acts 2:38-39 acts 10 acts 19:5 acts 16 acts 8 read for your self. thanks.
Unfortunately the passage is almost universally misapplied to laws of clean and unclean animals as if Paul said that �nothing is unclean (akathartos) in itself.� He did not. He did not use the Greek equivalent for �unclean�; he used the equivalent for �common�. There is a huge difference between the two. His statement that �nothing is unclean in itself� is completely unrelated to the laws of clean and unclean animals. It is a question of whether or not food is permissible when it might potentially have been offered to an idol. As in Corinthians, he warns his readers not to let their liberal interpretation of food sacrificed to idols become a stumbling block to others. The passage in Corinthians mentions wine as one of the questionable foods. Biblical dietary laws never speak of unclean wine. Wine is a koinos issue, not a clean/unclean issue!!
May the Lord bless you richly my beloved.