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Romans 14:12 is one of the Scriptures that talks about one giving account to God. I love this verse especially because of the words used here so that even a child would understand its meaning.

It says, 'every one' shall give account to God. When God says everyone I think He means everyone. I don't know what you think, but know from this verse that God's judgment is not only for a category of persons - I like to combine the words of Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:10, where by divine inspiration said, '...we all must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ...'

take note beloved that it is a MUST. So, whether you believe God's Word is true or not, whether you attend church or not, whether you believe in God or not, YOU'LL STAND BEFORE GOD WHEN YOU DIE.

Remember Hebrews 9:27? It is appointed unto man once to die and after this THE JUDGMENT. You can be living in sin now and think God isn't going to judge you. You may even assume there is no God (for that makes you a fool), you may think you get away with all your sins. You'll escape God's judgment with your intellect - forget it!

You're wasting your time. You cannot deceive God. He will open your secret life to everyone that day and He will judge you justly according to His high standard of holiness, righteousness and truth ( Hebrews 4:13).

Make your ways right with God lest you appear before Him unprepared and unconverted, there is no mercy on the second side of eternity. Think eternity! Think God!

Hebrew 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday today and forever.(either sabbath/sunday)

The Sabbath was changed from Saturday to Sunday under papal directives. I think there was a change in calendar also and this is where the confusion rises..

He mentions heathens. Definition of heathen in the Merriam Webster: Definition of HEATHEN
1
:an unconverted member of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of the Bible.
Also found on the web: heath·en
ˈhēT͟Hən/Submit
nounderogatory
1.
a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (esp. one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do.
synonyms:pagan, infidel, idolater, heretic, unbeliever, disbeliever, nonbeliever, atheist, agnostic, skeptic; archaicpaynim
"the evangelist preached to the heathens"
The verse says "IN" the earth and not on the earth. So this leads me to believe that there are spirits or evil beings in the earth of course which the heathen worship. The Bible says every knee shall bow = Romans 14:11
King James Version (KJV)
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
So to me this means everyone will come to acknowledge that the Lord is God even the evil ones.

We as christians should know better, therefore should do better. Let the light in you shine bright enough to be a beacon, for someone else who may be lost. There is always someone watching you. Don't be the reason someone choose not to follow God.

As regenerated Christians, we need to go after things and activities that will add values to our spiritual lives and enable us to grow rapidly in the Spirit. We should push more for spiritual food(WORD OF GOD) and water(BAPTISM) as well as FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT rather than eating always which may even lead to the sin of glutony.

Paul gave an in depth inspirational explanation of what God was saying in Deut 8.3 and what Jesus said in Mat 4.4; that man shall not live only be bread alone, but by every word that proceed out of the mouth of the God. Not just meat and drink, but consciously living by the word, by faith, in the spirit and by the law of the spirit.

The Most High allowed people to be spiritually blinded and it is our job not to argue about clean or unclean meats because it is not their time to know the truth. There will be a time when the Most High will reveal the truth to those people who have never heard of the truth and whoever rejects the truth of the Most High will be sent to the lake of fire.

It says here for all who are "in Jesus" ALL sins are washed away and forgiven. Even ones you might backslide to apparently. Why? because "NO Condemnation" is a VERY final term and to nth degree. It trumps all others easily. Amazing grace literally! Thank you JESUS! He came not to condemn but save to all who take his glorious God sent saving and loving hand ( John 6:37). It also adds later that whatever is not of FAITH is sin, and not to doubt.( Romans 14:22-23) Jesus also told us to have Faith in God. ( Mark 11:22) Note: Jesus did have his own set of commandments. One of many being to love one another like he has loved us.

we are to keep the sabbath day Holy right? one of the ten commandments..problem is ..is that all my life I have attended Church on Sunday Sabbath falls on a saturday..I asked a pastor friend of mines to help me out and give me some understanding in Ref: to this matter he directed me to Romans 14:5 which tells me different strokes for different folk and don't judge nobody..for as long as we are serving God..hey I love God Im anointed as a vocalist praise and worship and I know im saved..I just don't wanna be stuck in tradition if its not right..God forbid I be saved all these years but go to hell because i went to church on sunday instead of Saturday..Help someone with knowledge of Sabbath and how its relates to us Now!! Thanks and God bless!!

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It's telling you that you are more than who you think you are.also you have a lot of value!!!!!!!!

i feel the kingdom of God is Spirit, God is a Spirit
john 4:24 the kingom of heaven is a relm not place
to enter a person must be born of water. (Baptism)
acts 2:38 and born of the Spirit the (Holyghost)
acts 2:38-39 acts 10 acts 19:5 acts 16 acts 8 read for your self. thanks.

Paul advocates tolerance of those who insist on regarding meat and drink potentially defiled by idolatry as koinos (common), he himself is convinced that no food is koinos.
Unfortunately the passage is almost universally misapplied to laws of clean and unclean animals as if Paul said that “nothing is unclean (akathartos) in itself.” He did not. He did not use the Greek equivalent for “unclean”; he used the equivalent for “common”. There is a huge difference between the two. His statement that “nothing is unclean in itself” is completely unrelated to the laws of clean and unclean animals. It is a question of whether or not food is permissible when it might potentially have been offered to an idol. As in Corinthians, he warns his readers not to let their liberal interpretation of food sacrificed to idols become a stumbling block to others. The passage in Corinthians mentions wine as one of the questionable foods. Biblical dietary laws never speak of unclean wine. Wine is a koinos issue, not a clean/unclean issue!!

The tendency of man to focus on things that are external more than internal or spiritual is the core of this verse. However, Paul lets them know that it’s not physical food/environment but the state of being right with God and possessing His peace and His joy that transforms us into kingdom dwellers.

Verse 10; “For we must all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ; that everyone may receive the things done in his body (Life) according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. This word refers to you and I. Paul was writing to the Christians. One day we will stand before God and look at God face to face, and give an account for what we have done since we were saved. Romans 14:10, “We shall all stand before the Judgment seat of Christ”. There will be no sinners, only the saved. What the Christian gives up in coming to God has no comparison with what he will receive. Greek word for Judgment seat is BEAMA, it means reward. Our works will be on trial. A place were we will be rewarded for the things we have done. It is not a judgment to see if you are lost or saved. It is not a judgment to see if you go to Heaven or hell. It will be a judgment to receive rewards for the things done since you were saved.

Why do Christians eat pork while in the Bible it is forbidden? Answer: Some Christians do avoid the eating of pork because of the Old Testament biblical laws mentioning this. The Seventh Day Adventist is one which observes this practice. The majority of Christians believe that the laws do not apply to them and that this law, along with others, passed with the sacrifice of Christ. The teaching to eat "unclean" exists because of a misunderstanding that has been passed down and is now "tradition." There is no change to the dietary law in the New Testament (NT). Here is a list of the passages used to defend changing the dietary commands and you can easily see that this traditional teaching is not upheld from Scripture; it is the creation of man. In Matthew 15:1-20, Jesus is discussing hand washing with Pharisees, not changing non-food into food. Verse 20 makes this clear. However, men have inserted into many translations: "And thus Jesus declared all foods clean". If you check with the original Greek, or even a King James Bible, you will not find this parenthetical clause. Therefore, this is the addition of men, not the instructions of God. In Acts 10, Peter's vision was about MEN, not food. Jewish tradition was to not enter the home of a gentile because they and their home would be "unclean". The vision of the sheet with unclean items uses the same terminology that Peter uses in verse 28, proving this point: 28) "And he (Peter) said to them (gentiles), 'You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean'". The whole point of the vision was that gentiles were to be included in the covenant, not to change non-food to food. 1 Timothy 4:1-5 talks about eating what God created to be eaten, and that everything God created to be eaten was good. The word "food" or "meat" in this passage is the Greek word broma which means: broma, bro'-mah; food (literally or figuratively), especially certain allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law. (Strong's definition, broma, #1033). Paul's warning was that in the last days, teachings would arise that men should not eat what God calls clean, such as chicken or beef or fish, not to turn non-food into food. Therefore, this passage is talking about eating what is allowed under the dietary commands and avoiding what is forbidden by them. The bottom line is this: Christians are supposed to be Christlike. If Jesus did it, we would do the same. If He didn't we don't. There is no record of Jesus or the disciples ever eating anything unclean. If the dietary commandments had been changed, don't you think God would have given at least ONE example of His Son eating something unclean as an example to us that we could? Since no such example exists, then this is the teaching of men, not God. Peter is one of the disciples who ate the so called unclean things. Acts 10:9-17:
9 About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles of the earth and birds of the air.
13 Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat".
14 "Surely not, Lord!" Peter replied. "I have never eaten anything impure or unclean".
15 The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean".

The parable of the pounds:
1. Parables are used by Jesus as an object lesson using a physical to help Christians understand spiritual;
2. Here are some clues to help in interpretation of this parable;
3. The number 10 is the number of the gentiles;
4. Pounds are England’s monetary unit;
5. Monies are spiritual gifts given by the holy spirit at the time of salvation ( 1 Corinthians 12:4-11);
6. The nobleman is the lord Jesus Christ;
7. The far country is the world;
8. The kingdom is the kingdom of God (church age);
9. The servants are the born again saints that have been given spiritual gifts to use in the church age;
10. The usury are rewards earned by the Christians that put their spiritual gifts into action ( James 1:22-25, 2 John 8);
11. The return of the nobleman in verse 15 is the rapture of the church and the Christians will stand before Jesus to give an account at judgment seat of Christ ( 2 Corinthians 5:10 and Romans 14:10) of their faithful works in the kingdom of God, according to their obedience to the holy scriptures ( 1 Corinthians 3:11-15);
12. The judgment seat of Christ takes place during the tribulation period while the wrath of God is being poured out upon earth found in the book of Revelation chapters 4 to 19.

@Patrick,
I am sympathetic to your situation for I have recently lost my position in a hospital that I have been with for several years because of knee replacement and no longer am able to perform my position at the level that is expected.
1. A door closed by God cannot be opened by man and a door opened by God cannot be closed by man!
2. Others maybe dependent on us, but we must always trust in the lord and be always dependent on him ( Proverbs 3:5-8; Philippians 4:19);
3. As for judgment on the world ( John 16:8-11), we must first judge ourselves to check our standing with God ( 1 Corinthians 11:31,32);
4. God has already judged sinners at the cross;
5. God will judge the world, nations, and people according to his holy scriptures by his son Jesus Christ ( Romans 2:14-16);
6. The judgment seat of Christ for born again Christians ( Romans 14:10, 2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Corinthians 3:13);
7. The white throne judgment for persons who have not been born again ( Revelation 20:11-15);
8. Born again by the holy spirit only without water baptism or any other works related deeds that some religions require.

@Tony's,
On Verse 15, the kingdom of God is a spiritual kingdom ( Romans 14:17) not physical as is the kingdom of heaven. The holy spirit is simply informing us that any person wanting to enter the kingdom of God must enter with the faith of little children that have believing minds and receptive hearts (souls). Remember both kingdoms; of God and of heaven are in Jesus Christ.

@Omae Francis,
About the subject of divorce, I do not believe in divorce, but you need to read 1 Corinthians 7 before you determine that adultery is the only grounds given for biblical divorce. To Matthew regarding forgiveness and judgment, we all would like to have opportunity to take back hurts, mistakes, pain, suffering we have caused others, but god has provided ways to either rectify matters with others ( Matthew 5:23,24; 1 Corinthians 6) or take advantage of I John 1:9. If you are saved than you need to forgive others and ask God to forgive you for the trespasses you have caused others and your trespasses against God. Keep your trespass list very short. Matthew 18:18. The judgment seat of Christ is for saved people and will only be accountable for your life after you received Christ as saviour until death or rapture II Corinthians 5:10, Romans 14:10. Though we may suffer consequences in the flesh from our previous sins, but spiritually God does not remember our life before salvation. Unsaved will come before the white throne judgment for their rejection of Jesus as saviour and be sentenced to eternal damnation. The unbelievers have much bigger problems.

It is profitable to listen to our conscience because our conscience tells us what is right or wrong.

Frightning !!

The word "unto" in Romans 1:16 is an old English word of antiquity and it means "to continue doing something until what you want occurs." The Old Testament often times refer to the Lord as our Salvation. II Corinthians 3:17 tell us that "The Lord is that Spirit." This means the Spirit is the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost. Therefore in Romans 1:16 the gospel of Christ is the power of God until "salvation" comes which is the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Romans 10:10 uses the word unto also, but we know again that salvation refers to the coming of the Lord which is the HOLY GHOST (Note Psalms 27:1, "The Lord is my light and my salvation.) Righteousness as stated in Romans 14:17 comes only with the Holy Ghost.

We must be careful not to judge our brothers, and sisters in the Lord. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind about what he is to eat or drink. We must not cause one to stumble by what we do, and if eating meat or drinking wine causes our brother to stumble we should not do it. Paul tells us we will all stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ, therefore we must be careful how we live as christian for God will call us to give an account of our lives. Let us look for the Kingdom of God which is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
May the Lord bless you richly my beloved.

God's kindom is not about aruing n bickering over earthy stuff but "righteousness n peace n joy. God as placed us into the 'kingdom of his son.

We should accept those are weak in faith that is what Romans 14:1-3 tells us

I find it very uplifting to read in the morning makes me strong and reminds me not to be judgemental.

According to my faith it has to be about Righteousness, Joy, & Peace in the Holy Ghost and I don't want any evil to be spoken of about me that can hinder another brother or sister in christ due to my offending them in any way..
HAPPY IS HE THAT CONDEMNETH NOT HIMSELF/HERSELF IN THAT THING WHICH HE ALLOWETH11

this is not talking about literal meat. There is a spiritual revelation in this chapter.We are not under the law of condemnation ant longer, but of faith.