<p>14:18 <i>For he that herein serves Christ is wellpleasing to God</i>- The language is that of sacrifice, which is how God was 'served'; and &quot;wellpleasing&quot; is the word for 'acceptable', used about the acceptability of sacrifice. By patiently accepting the weakness and immaturity of others, and living the Spirit life of joy and peace which is not bogged down in endless arguments over interpretation, we are in fact serving the Lord Jesus; and that service is a sacrifice acceptable to God.</p><p><i>And approved of by men</i>- Taking the higher path of not conflicting over these matters was in any case the way to acceptability with men. Not that this is of itself what we should be seeking; but Paul is addressing the unspoken issue of everyone wanting to be seen by men to be doing the right thing.</p>