Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
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Gill's Exposition
And he that doubteth,.... Or makes a difference between meats and meats, or is in suspense whether any difference should be observed or not,
is damned; not with everlasting damnation, which is not…
Barnes' Notes
Hast thou faith? - The word “faith” here refers only to the subject under discussion - to the subject of meats, drinks, etc. Do you believe that it is right to eat all kinds of food, etc. The apostle…
Adam Clarke
Hast thou faith? - The term faith seems to signify in this place a full persuasion in a man's mind that he is right, that what he does is lawful, and has the approbation of God and his conscience. Dr.…
We have in this chapter,
I. An account of the unhappy contention which had broken out in the Christian church. Our Master had foretold that offences would come; and, it seems, so they did, for want of…
Cambridge Bible
Hast thou faith? "Thou" is emphatic, and marks the contrast of the persons the "strong" and the "weak." "Faith" here, as throughout the Epistle, is (in its radical idea) justifying faith; trustful…
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