13 So then, let us stop judging one
another. Instead, you should decide never to do anything that would make others
stumble or fall into sin.
14 My union
with the Lord Jesus makes me certain that no food is of itself ritually unclean;
but if you believe that some food is unclean, then it becomes unclean for
you.
15 If you hurt others because of
something you eat, then you are no longer acting from love. Do not let the food
that you eat ruin the person for whom Christ died!
16 Do not let what you regard as good get a bad name.
17 For God's Kingdom is not a matter of
eating and drinking, but of the righteousness, peace, and joy which the Holy
Spirit gives.
18 And when you serve
Christ in this way, you please God and are approved by others.
19 So then, we must always aim at those things that bring peace and that help strengthen one another.
20 Do not, because of food, destroy what
God has done. All foods may be eaten, but it is wrong to eat anything that will
cause someone else to fall into sin.
21 The right thing to do is to keep from eating meat, drinking wine, or doing
anything else that will make other believers fall.
22 Keep what you believe about this matter, then, between
yourself and God. Happy are those who do not feel guilty when they do something
they judge is right!
23 But if they
have doubts about what they eat, God condemns them when they eat it, because
their action is not based on faith. And anything that is not based on faith is
sin.
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