He was of the faith chiefly in the sense that the church he currently did not attend was Catholic.
Kingsley Amis (1922-1995, British novelist)
Romans 14:20-23
Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats. It is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble. Do you have faith? Keep it to yourself before God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves. But whoever doubts stands condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith, and everything that is not from faith is sin. (HCSB)
Faith has a different meaning to many in today’s world. Many times we hear someone speak of their belief in a “higher power.” That isn’t a new thing. In Paul’s day he also saw the tomb, or plaque erected in belief to the unknown god. Paul immediately began to tell them about this God that they didn’t know.
Many people in today’s world have their faith defined more by what they do not believe than what they do believe in. They are so afraid of believing in the wrong thing that they abandon their search for the right thing, therefore their faith is mostly “undefined,” they really don’t know what they believe, or what they are living for.
Paul is saying here that that kind of belief is sinful, moreover, in the Greek this kind of faith is said to have missed the mark. Belief, or faith, the subject of Paul’s words here, is defined as living life with a target or a goal in mind. Paul is saying that living without God’s goals as your ultimate goals in life will cause you to lose life. Another way of saying it is, if you aim for nothing, you are sure to get it…God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
Kingsley Amis (1922-1995, British novelist)
Romans 14:20-23
Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats. It is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble. Do you have faith? Keep it to yourself before God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves. But whoever doubts stands condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith, and everything that is not from faith is sin. (HCSB)
Faith has a different meaning to many in today’s world. Many times we hear someone speak of their belief in a “higher power.” That isn’t a new thing. In Paul’s day he also saw the tomb, or plaque erected in belief to the unknown god. Paul immediately began to tell them about this God that they didn’t know.
Many people in today’s world have their faith defined more by what they do not believe than what they do believe in. They are so afraid of believing in the wrong thing that they abandon their search for the right thing, therefore their faith is mostly “undefined,” they really don’t know what they believe, or what they are living for.
Paul is saying here that that kind of belief is sinful, moreover, in the Greek this kind of faith is said to have missed the mark. Belief, or faith, the subject of Paul’s words here, is defined as living life with a target or a goal in mind. Paul is saying that living without God’s goals as your ultimate goals in life will cause you to lose life. Another way of saying it is, if you aim for nothing, you are sure to get it…God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
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