Romans 14:11

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 14:10-15

CRITICAL NOTESRomans 14:10.—Being accountable to Christ, we cannot be accountable in the highest sense to any other.Romans 14:11.—The phrase indicates the act of those who shall worship and acknowledge God. The knee may bend and the heart not engaged. Let us praise the Lord’s mercy and justice.Romans 14:13.—Rabbins said, “When I enter the school to expound the law, I pray that no occasion of stumbling may arise through me to any.” Jewish Christians guilty by imposing Judaism, Gentile Christians... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Romans 14:10-12

DISCOURSE: 1916THE FUTURE JUDGMENTRomans 14:10-12. We shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.THERE is in the morality of the Gospel a sublimity of which even the godly themselves have a very indistinct perception. We are apt to lay down broad principles of action, without taking into consideration other... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Romans 14:1-23

Chapter 14In the fourteenth chapter Paul deals now with another issue.Him that is weak in the faith receive, but not to doubtful disputations ( Romans 14:1 ).Don't get into arguments with them, doubtful disputations, a person who is weak in the faith. And in this case, the person weak in the faith is the one who has very limited or narrow convictions.For one man believes that he can eat anything: another, who is weak in the faith, is a vegetarian ( Romans 14:2 ).There are some religious groups... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Romans 14:1-23

Romans 14:1 . Him that is weak in the faith receive ye. The apostolic churches were composed of jews and gentiles. Most of the jews were zealous of the law, and observed the legal distinctions of meats, clean and unclean, while the gentiles would eat whatever was sold in the shambles. Many of the heathen also had conscientious scruples. We gather from Ovid’s Fastorum, that the Greeks and Romans had feasts and customs without number; and some of those after their conversion would not eat... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 14:1-12

Romans 14:1-12Him that is weak in the faith receive, but not to doubtful disputations.Strong and weakHere is a lesson--I. For those who are strong in the faith.1. Not to provoke.2. Nor despise those who are weak.II. For those who are weak. Not to judge their stronger brethren.III. For both.1. To think and let think.2. To give each other credit for sincerity. (J. Lyth, D.D.)The weak in the faith to be received, or the duty of mutual forbearance1. “Faith” is not here used in the sense of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 14:11-12

Romans 14:11-12As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God. The final subjection of mankind to God will beI. Universal.II. Complete. It includes--1. An acknowledgment of His supremacy.2. Submission at His feet.3. The confession of every tongue.II. Certain. God--1. Has sworn.2. Is true.3. Is able to effect it. (J. Lyth, D.D.)Two-fold subjugation of humanity to God(text and Exodus 10:17; Acts 9:6). This passage is taken from Isaiah 45:23, and... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Romans 14:11

11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. Ver. 11. As I live, saith the Lord ] As true as I live, is an oath, as appears here, and Numbers 14:21 ; cf. Psalms 95:11 . Forbear it, therefore. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Romans 14:11

As: Numbers 14:21, Numbers 14:28, Isaiah 49:18, Jeremiah 22:24, Ezekiel 5:11, Zephaniah 2:9 every knee: Psalms 72:11, Isaiah 45:22-Lamentations :, Philippians 2:10, Revelation 5:14 confess: Romans 10:9, Romans 15:9, Matthew 10:32, 1 John 4:15, 2 John 1:7 Reciprocal: Genesis 43:26 - bowed 2 Chronicles 29:29 - bowed themselves Isaiah 65:16 - he that Jeremiah 12:16 - my name Ezekiel 33:11 - As I live Zephaniah 1:5 - by the Lord Zechariah 14:17 - that Mark 15:19 - and bowing Philippians 2:11 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Romans 14:11

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.As I live — An oath proper to him, because he only possesseth life infinite and independent. It is Christ who is here termed both Lord and God; as it is he to whom we live, and to whom we die.Every tongue shall confess to God — Shall own him as their rightful Lord; which shall then only be accomplished in its full extent. The Lord grant we may find mercy in that day; and may it also... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 14:1-23

5. Treatment of Weaklings in Faith, Romans 14:1 to Romans 15:14 . The vegetarian and over-sabbatarian, Romans 14:1-6. We all live under one final Judge, the Lord Jesus, Romans 14:7-13. Avoidance of fatal offence to morbid consciences, Romans 14:14-23; continued, Romans 15:1-7. read more

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