Pursue mutual upbuilding (ROMANS 14:13-23): Christian Daily Devotional Bible Study and Prayer

Morning Mindset Christian Daily Devotional Bible study and prayer

Carey Green

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🗓️ 14 March 2025

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TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:

Romans 14:13–23 - [13] Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. [14] I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean. [15] For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. [16] So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. [17] For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. [18] Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. [19] So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. [20] Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. [21] It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble. [22] The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves. [23] But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin. (ESV)

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0:00.0	Hey friends, I hope you're doing well out there in this crazy world. This is the morning mindset.
0:08.8	We are here to get our minds aligned with the truth of God's word for this day. And we have a really long passage ahead of us today.
0:15.7	Romans 14 verses 13 through 23. So get out your Bibles. Get ready to read along with me. Before we launch into it,
0:23.4	though, I want to remind you, I have a number of books that have written to help people grow in their
0:27.7	faith. One of those is called Moving Toward God. It's 19 lessons for spiritual growth. So if you're
0:34.8	interested in that book, you can find it by going to morning mindsetmedia.com slash books. All right, friends, let's pray before we dig in to Romans 14.
0:45.0	Our Lord, we want to hear your voice today. That's what matters to me. I don't want to be about me
0:50.4	or my voice. I want to be your voice. That listeners here. So God, guide us today and speak to
0:56.6	us. In Jesus' name, amen. Okay, Romans 14, 13 through 23, the apostle is giving us lots of instructions
1:05.2	about how we should be relating to each other as brothers and sisters in Christ. He begins, therefore, let us not pass
1:13.9	judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance
1:20.6	in the way of a brother. I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in
1:27.1	itself, but it is unclean for
1:29.4	anyone who thinks it unclean. For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer
1:35.7	walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. So, do not let
1:42.8	what you regard as good be spoken of his evil. For the kingdom of God
1:47.2	is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
1:54.3	Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual
2:03.7	a building. Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean,
2:10.3	but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. It is good not to eat
2:16.7	meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to
2:20.1	stumble. The faith that you have keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who has no reason
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