Romans 14:19

“Let us therefore follow after the things, Since the kingdom of God is in part peace, and the man that serves Christ in this, as in other things, is accepted with God, and grateful to men, the apostle very pertinently exhorts to seek after such things, which make for peace: not with God, for, for a sinful creature to make peace with God is impracticable and impossible, nor is there any exhortation to it in all the word of God; and if there was, it would be unnecessary here; since the persons here exhorted were such for whom peace with God was made by Christ, and who had a clear and comfortable sense of it in their own souls; and besides, for any to be put upon, or to attempt to make their…”

“the things, &c.--more simply, "the things of peace, and the things of mutual edification."”

“Let us therefore follow ... - The object of this verse is to persuade the church at Rome to lay aside their causes of contention, and to live in harmony. This exhortation is founded on the considerations which the apostle had presented, and may be regarded as the conclusion to which the argument had conducted him. The things which make for peace - The high purposes and objects of the Christian religion, and not those smaller matters which produce strife. If men aim at the great objects proposed by the Christian religion, they will live in peace. If they seek to promote their private ends, to follow their own passions and prejudices, they will be involved in strife and contention. There “are”…”

“Peace and edification are closely joined. Practical divinity tends equally to peace and to edification. Controversial divinity less directly tends to edification, although sometimes, as they of old, we cannot build without it, Neh 4:17. Romans 14:20”

“follow: Rom 12:18; Psa 34:14, Psa 133:1; Mat 5:9; Mar 9:50; Co2 13:11; Eph 4:3-7; Phi 2:1-4; Col 3:12-15; Heb 12:14; Jam 3:13-18; Pe1 3:11 and: Rom 15:2; Co1 10:33, Co1 14:12-17, Co1 14:26; Eph 4:29; Th1 5:11, Th1 5:12; Ti1 1:4 Romans 14:20”