Analysis of Romans 14:1-12
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Verse |
To Whom:
Weak, Strong, or Both |
Command? |
Attitude (A) or
Behavior (B) |
|
1 |
Strong |
YES |
A |
|
2 |
Both |
NO |
B |
|
3 |
Both |
YES |
A |
|
4 |
Weak |
NO |
A |
|
5 |
Both |
YES |
A |
|
6 |
Both |
NO |
B |
|
7 |
Both |
NO |
A |
|
8 |
Both |
NO |
A |
|
9 |
Both |
NO |
A |
|
10 |
Both |
NO |
A |
|
11 |
Both |
NO |
A |
|
12 |
Both |
NO |
A |
Analysis of Romans 14:13-23
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Verse |
To Whom:
Weak, Strong, or Both |
Command? |
Attitude (A) or
Behavior (B) |
|
13 |
Both |
YES |
Weak -A
Strong - B |
|
14 |
Strong |
NO |
A |
|
15 |
Strong |
YES |
B |
|
16 |
Strong |
YES |
B |
|
17 |
Strong |
NO |
A & B |
|
18 |
Strong |
NO |
B |
|
19 |
Strong |
YES |
B |
|
20 |
Strong |
YES |
B |
|
21 |
Strong |
YES |
B |
|
22 |
Strong |
NO |
A |
|
23 |
Both |
NO |
B |
From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.
Analysis of Romans 15:1-7
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Verse |
To Whom:
Weak, Strong, or Both |
Command? |
Attitude (A) or
Behavior (B) |
|
1 |
Strong |
YES |
B |
|
2 |
Strong |
YES |
B |
|
3 |
Both |
NO |
A |
|
4 |
Both |
NO |
A |
|
5 |
Both |
NO |
A |
|
6 |
Both |
NO |
B |
|
7 |
Both |
YES |
Weak -A
Strong - A & B |
Note on verse 7: The strong believer is to accept the weak believer with both their loving attitude and their loving behavior toward the weak believer.
Commands to the Weak believer
(bold verses also have commands for the Strong believer)
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. Not to judge the one who eats (meat), for God has accepted him. ATTITUDE
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. Be fully convinced in your own mind. ATTITUDE.
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. Let us not judge one another any more. ATTITUDE.
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. Accept one another. ATTITUDE.
Commands to the Strong believer
(bold verses also have commands for the weak believer).
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. Accept the one who is weak in faith, not for passing judgment on his opinions. ATTITUDE.
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. Not to regard with contempt the one who does not eat (meat). ATTITUDE.
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. Be fully convinced in your own mind. ATTITUDE.
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. Not to put an obstacle or stumbling block in a brother’s way. BEHAVIOR.
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. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died - that is not walking according to love. BEHAVIOR.
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. Do not let what is for you a good thing [liberty] be spoken of as evil. BEHAVIOR.
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. Pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. BEHAVIOR.
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. Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. BEHAVIOR.
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. Not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything by which your brother stumbles. BEHAVIOR.
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. Bear the weaknesses of those without strength, not please ourselves. BEHAVIOR.
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. Please his neighbor for his good and edification. BEHAVIOR.
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. Accept one another. ATTITUDE & BEHAVIOR.
OBSERVATIONS
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Most of the verses are addressed to ____________.
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All commands are addressed to _______ or ________.
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All commands deal with __________.
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Most verses deal with________.
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Most of the verses are addressed to ___________.
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All but one command is addressed to ___________.
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All commands but one deal with ____________.
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The section begins and ends with verses addressed to _________.
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Verses 1-2 follow the pattern of Rom 14:____to ____.: Commands are addressed to __________ and deal with _________.
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verses 3-7 follow the pattern of Rom 14:____ to ____ and are addressed to ________.
