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16 Then you will not be criticized for doing something you believe is good.
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Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.
17 For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
18 If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too.
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because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.
19 So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up.
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Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
20 Don’t tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble.
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Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.
21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble.
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It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.
22 You may believe there’s nothing wrong with what you are doing, but keep it between yourself and God. Blessed are those who don’t feel guilty for doing something they have decided is right.
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So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
23 But if you have doubts about whether or not you should eat something, you are sinning if you go ahead and do it. For you are not following your convictions. If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning.
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But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.
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