Romans 14:21 - what does it mean?

[Zynxensar]

Does “causing your brother to stumble” mean making him think you’re sinning? Some have said that it basically means causing scandal, but I see no cause for scandal here: if the weaker Christians think that eating meat is wrong - which is what the stronger Christians did - how would they in anyway be scandalised? They certainly wouldn’t sin, no?

 

[Nita]

“causing your brother to stumble” would mean causing your brother to sin.

This is in line with what Paul says in verse 14: “I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean.”