July 3, 2026 - What is Right for One But Not Another
- brooks16055
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Romans 14:1-8 NIV
[1] Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. [2] One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. [3] The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. [4] Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand. [5] One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. [6] Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. [7] For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. [8] If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
I need to read this chapter on a regular basis. For myself as well as for others to help me in the questions about what is acceptable and what is not. We should remember that that there are many things that are actually debatable or dependent on each person. Where we are in our walk with the Lord and the conviction of the Spirit of God is the only thing that can determine what is acceptable in those areas. We cannot judge others actions unless they are clearly prohibited in scripture. At the same time, it is our responsibility to look out for the best interest of each other. Sometimes that means that we do not participate in something that is not a concern for us but would be for those we are spending time with. In the end loving other and trusting God and the Spirits guidance is all we can do.
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