Read Romans 14:1-12
Welcome
those who are weak in faith, but do not argue with them about their personal
opinions. 2Some
people’s faith allows them to eat anything, but the person who is weak in the
faith eats only vegetables. 3Those who will eat anything are not to
despise those who don’t; while those who eat only vegetables are not to pass
judgement on those who will eat anything; for God has accepted them. 4Who
are you to judge someone else’s servants? It is their own Master who will
decide whether they succeed or fail. And they will succeed, because the Lord is
able to make them succeed.
5 Some
people think that a certain day is more important than other days, while others
think that all days are the same. We should each firmly make up our own minds. 6Those
who think highly of a certain day do so in honour of the Lord; those who will
eat anything do so in honour of the Lord, because they give thanks to God for
the food. Those who refuse to eat certain things do so in honour of the Lord,
and they give thanks to God. 7None of us lives for himself only,
none of us dies for himself only. 8If we live, it is for the Lord
that we live, and if we die, it is for the Lord that we die. So whether we live
or die, we belong to the Lord. 9For Christ died and rose to life in
order to be the Lord of the living and of the dead. 10You then, who eat only
vegetables—why do you pass judgement on others? And you who eat anything—why do
you despise other believers? All of us will stand before God to be judged by
him. 11For the scripture says:
“As surely as I am the living God, says the Lord,
everyone will kneel before me,
and everyone will confess that I am God.”
12Every one of us, then, will have to give
an account of ourselves to God.
Think
Although Paul stresses faith
in community and the importance of the church.
He also insists that each one of us need to work out our opinions and
live according to our convictions.
Pray
Lord, help me to be more
tolerant of others - and I pray that you would help others to be more tolerant
of me.
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