Romans 14 - EasyEnglish Bible 2024（EASY）

Chapter 14Christians should not judge each other

1It is difficult for some Christians to trust God completely about everything. You should accept people like that as your friends. Do not argue with them about what they think is right or wrong.

2Some people believe that they may eat all kinds of food. But other people are not so sure, so they eat only vegetables.

3People who eat any kind of food must not think that they are better than people who eat only vegetables. Also, people who eat only vegetables must not judge other people who eat everything. They are not doing anything wrong, because God himself has accepted them.

4God is the master of all believers and they are his servants. You do not have authority to judge someone else's servant. The servant's own master will decide if he has done well or if he has done something wrong. And he will serve his master well, because the Lord is able to help him.

5Some people think that certain days are special and more important than other days. Other people think that all days are the same. Each person should decide what seems right to him.

6Someone who makes a certain day special does it to respect the Lord. Someone who eats all kinds of food does it to respect the Lord. He thanks God for the food that he eats. Someone who refuses to eat certain kinds of food also does it to respect the Lord. And he also thanks God.

7None of us lives only to please ourselves. And we do not die to please ourselves.

8While we live, we want to please the Lord. And when we die, we want that to please the Lord too. So, while we live, or if we die, we continue to belong to the Lord.

9Christ died and then he became alive again. This happened so that he could be the Lord of all people. He is the Lord of people who have died and those who are still alive.

10So, if you eat only vegetables, do not judge other believers. And if you eat anything, do not think that you are better than other believers. Remember that all of us will have to stand in front of God. He will decide whether we have done what is right or wrong.

11This is written in the Bible:

‘The Lord God says,

“As surely as I live, this will certainly happen:

Everyone will go down on their knees in front of me.

Everyone will praise me that I am God.” ’

12So each of us will have to explain to God about the things that we have done.

Christians should not cause trouble for each other

13So we must no longer judge other believers. Instead, decide never to cause them to do something wrong.

14As for me, I am sure that we may eat any kind of food. God does not think that any food is unclean. The Lord Jesus has shown me that this is true. But someone else may believe that it is wrong to eat certain kinds of food. For that person, it would be wrong to eat that food.

15Do not cause another believer to be upset because of what you eat. If you do that, you are not loving him as you should. Remember that Christ died on behalf of that person. So do not let your food make him turn away from God.

16You may think that what you do is good. But it is better not to do it, if other people will say that it is wrong.

17We belong to God's kingdom. The things that we eat and drink are not really important. These things are important: We should do what is right. We should have peace in our minds. We should be truly happy. God's Holy Spirit helps us to live like this.

18If anyone serves Christ in this way, they will please God. And other people will respect them.

19So we should try to live in a way that brings peace. We should help each other to become stronger as God's people.

20Do not destroy what God has done in the life of another believer because of the food that you eat. God lets us eat all kinds of food. But do not cause trouble to another believer because of what you eat. That would be wrong.

21It is better not to eat meat or drink wine if that will cause another believer to be upset. Do not do anything that he might think is wrong.

22Only God should know what you believe about these things. You should do what you have decided is the right thing to do. Do not feel guilty about what you eat. Then God will bless you.

23But someone else may not be sure whether it is right to eat certain kinds of food. If that person does eat that kind of food, he shows that he is guilty. He has not trusted God that it is right for him to do that. Whatever things we do, we must believe that they are right. If we do not trust God that something is right, then it is a sin.