Romans 14:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

Thy brother

Ezekiel 13:22

1 Corinthians 8:12

Now

Destroy

1 Corinthians 8:11

2 Peter 2:1

1 John 2:2

General references

Bible References

Thy brother

Because you disheartened the righteous with falsehood when I did not cause him grief, but have

encouraged the wicked not to turn from his wicked way and preserve his life,

And so, by sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

Now

Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge

makes arrogant, but love edifies.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.

Destroy

For through your knowledge he who is weak is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.

General references

“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are on the earth.

Let all that you do be done in love.

For if I rebuild what I have once destroyed, I prove myself to be a transgressor.

Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,