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It is not for thee to destroy God’s work for the sake of a mouthful of food. Nothing is unclean; yet it goes ill with the man who eats to the hurt of his own conscience. (Romans 14, 20)
Thou dost well if thou refusest to eat meat, or to drink wine, or to do anything in which thy brother can find an occasion of sin, a cause for scandal or scruple.✻ (Romans 14, 21)
Thou hast a good conscience? Keep it a matter between thyself and God; he is fortunate, who can make his own choice without self-questioning. (Romans 14, 22)
No, we who are bold in our confidence ought to bear with the scruples of those who are timorous; not to insist on having our own way. (Romans 15, 1)
Christ, after all, would not have everything his own way; Was it not uttered against thee, says the scripture, the reproach I bore?✻ (Romans 15, 3)
(See how all the words written long ago were written for our instruction; we were to derive hope from that message of endurance and courage which the scriptures bring us.) (Romans 15, 4)
May God, the author of all endurance and all encouragement, enable you to be all of one mind according to the mind of Christ Jesus, (Romans 15, 5)
so that you may all have but one heart and one mouth, to glorify God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 15, 6)
You must befriend one another, as Christ has befriended you, for God’s honour. (Romans 15, 7)
And I would remind the Gentiles to praise God for his mercy. So we read in scripture, I will give thanks to thee for this, and sing of thy praise, in the midst of the Gentiles;✻ (Romans 15, 9)
and again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the nations of the world do him honour;✻ (Romans 15, 11)
and once more Isaias says, A root shall spring from Jesse, one who shall rise up to rule the Gentiles; the Gentiles, in him, shall find hope.✻ (Romans 15, 12)
