Addressing disputes over dietary restrictions and observance of days, Paul counsels the strong to receive those weak in faith without contemptuous judgment or causing stumbling. He establishes that each believer stands or falls to his own master and that the kingdom of God consists not in eating and drinking but in righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit, urging all to pursue peace and mutual edification.
Read Romans Chapter 14 Summary
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Position in Book
IntroductionChapters 1:1-17
Greeting, desire to visit, gospel summary.
Sin's ProblemChapters 1:18-3:20
JustificationChapters 3:21-5:21
SanctificationChapters 6-8
Israel's FutureChapters 9-11
Christian LivingChapters 12-16
Transformed living, submission, love, unity.
Bible Bites
Paul Wrote Romans from Corinth
Paul wrote his longest epistle to the Romans from the city of Corinth around AD 57 during his third missionary journey. He had never visited Rome when he wrote this comprehensive theological treatise.
RomansThe scribe breaks the fourth wall
Paul dictated Romans to a scribe. Near the end, that scribe suddenly speaks up in his own voice: 'I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord' (Romans 16:22). A brief, human 'fourth-wall' moment slipped right into Scripture.
Romans 16:22