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Clash of Values
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Romans 14:22-23  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Paul is dealing with a clash of values within an individual. Sometimes we are conscience stricken, feeling very uneasy about what we have permitted ourselves to do. If there were no difference between what one is permitted to do and what one actually does—causing guilt—we would not need to be concerned about self-doubt or self-condemnation. But these occasions do arise. This leads to a number of overlapping questions that we need to consider: What is the source of what you permit yourself to do? Where did your values originate? Where did you form your values? Are you sure you are right even when you are not conscience stricken? We should ask these questions of ourselves in areas such as business ethics, education, entertainment, athletics, fashions, diet, child training and marital relations, not just in the obvious areas of morality. John W. Ritenbaugh The First Commandment

 

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