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Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. Romans 14:1 In the KJV, it states: but not to “doubtful disputations”. What is Paul talking about here? For those that are “weak” in faith, we are not to judge their doubtful thoughts or their “doubtful disputations”. We can look some examples of what IS a doubtful disputation and what is NOT a doubtful disputation. Is eating pig a doubtful disputation? Deuteronomy 14:8 explicitly states that swine is unclean. In Mark 5:12-13, Yeshua casts out demons and they go into swine, an unclean animal. So, this is NOT a doubtful disputation that swine is unclean. Paul expands upon this thought about “doubtful disputations” in Romans 14: 2-3: For one believes that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eats herbs. Let not him that eats despise him that eats not; and let not him which eats not judge him that eats: for God hath received him. Romans 14:2-3 We are not to judge someone who eats vegetarian compared to someone else who t