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Romans 14: 13-23
13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.
14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean.
15 For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died.
16 So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil.
17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18 Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.
19 So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
20 Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God.
Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats.
21 It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.
22 The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves.
23 But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.
A Self Sacrifice - 13: 1-2
Let every person be subject
to the governing authorities. For
there is no authority except
from God....
Protect the Weaker Believer (14:13-23)
Summary: We should not cause one another to stumble.
The most important principle for the believer is to walk
in love. If my freedom causes my brother to
stumble, I am no longer walking in love.
The kingdom of God is not a matter of
eating and drinking, but of justice, peace,
joy and mutual upbuilding.
No,
thanks.
Characters: Abstinos is stumbling over one of
Libertus’ bottles of wine. Libertus realizes that his freedom has caused his brother to stumble,
and so he decides not to eat any meat or drink any wine while Abstinos has an issue with it.
A Self Sacrifice - 13: 1-2
Let every person be subject
to the governing authorities. For
there is no authority except
from God....
A Self Sacrifice - 14: 13-23
Let every person be subject
to the governing authorities. For
there is no authority except
from God....
Romans 14: 4-12
4 Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the
Lord is able to make him stand.
5 One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own
mind.
6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God,
while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.
7 For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.
8 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.
9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of
God;
11 for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”
12 So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.
Respect the Weaker Believer - 14: 4-12
One person esteems one day as better
than another, while another esteems all
days alike. Each one should be fully
convinced in his own mind.
Respect the Weaker Believer (14:4-12)
Summary: Even though we have different views regarding matters of
food, drink and holy days, we should allow others the freedom to be
fully convinced in their own minds. Whether we observe certain days or
decide not to, we do so in honor of the Lord, and this should be
respected.
Characters: Sabbatos believes in Christ, yet is careful to follow the
Jewish calendar behind him on the wall. He plans his days of worship
accordingly. Emancius is not convinced that the Lord expects him to do
this.
I don’t
see the
need.
Respect the Weaker Believer - 14: 4-12
One person esteems one day as better
than another, while another esteems all
days alike. Each one should be fully
convinced in his own mind.
Respect the Weaker Believer - 14: 4-12
One person esteems one day as better
than another, while another esteems all
days alike. Each one should be fully
convinced in his own mind.
Romans 14: 1-3
1 As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over
opinions.
2 One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only
vegetables.
3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one
who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.
Accept the Weaker Believer
- 14: 1-3
As for the one who is weak in faith,
welcome him... One person believes
he may eat anything, while the weak
person eats only vegetables.
Accept the Weaker Believer
(14:1-3)
Summary: God has welcomed the one who eats only
vegetables, and we should do the same. We must not
quarrel over opinions, and we must certainly not judge
believers who have different views on this matter.
Characters: Libertus is ready to indulge in a hearty
meal. Abstinos is not convinced that a believer may
disregard the dietary laws found in the Law of Moses,
and so he eats only vegetables.
Uhm,
wanna bite?
Over
my lifeless
body...
Accept the Weaker Believer
- 14: 1-3
As for the one who is weak in faith,
welcome him... One person believes
he may eat anything, while the weak
person eats only vegetables.
Accept the Weaker Believer
- 14: 1-3
As for the one who is weak in faith,
welcome him... One person believes
he may eat anything, while the weak
person eats only vegetables.