Romans 14:17

"Then don’t let your good be slandered,"

Key Reflection

In Romans 14:17, Paul warns against allowing one’s righteous actions to be maliciously criticized or defamed. This encouragement to protect one's integrity and moral standing highlights the importance of maintaining a pure heart in the face of adversity, ensuring that good deeds are not undermined by slander.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 17. For the kingdom of God. For an explanation of this phrase, See Barnes "Mt 3:2". Here it means, that the peculiarities of the kingdom of God, or of the church of Christ on earth, do not consist in observing the distinctions between meats and drinks. It was true that by these things the Jews had been particularly characterized, but the Christian church was to be distinguished in a different manner. Is not. Does not consist in. or is not distinguished by. Meat and drink. In observing distinctions between different kinds of food, or making such observances a matter of conscience, as the Jews did.

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