Romans 14:1-12 Him that is weak in the faith receive you, but not to doubtful disputations.… Sailer, afterwards Bishop of Regensburg, could be identified with no party, and was hated by each. Napoleon prevented his promotion at one time by assuring the king he was a mere hanger-on to the Roman court; the Pope refused it at another because he suspected his attachment to the Church He was one of the mildest and most tolerant of men — mild to excess. It is told that having preached one morning near Salzburg, the parish clergyman rose up and said he would preach himself in the afternoon, as Sailer had made the doors of heaven too wide. "You are excellent at bandages," said one of his friends, "but a bad operator." "Very possibly," he replied; "in my life I have seen more wounds healed by a good bandage than by a knife." (Dr. Stephenson.) Parallel Verses KJV: Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.WEB: Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions. |
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