Prepare: Christian fellowship is not to be based on food or religious calendars.
Read: Romans 14:1-12
God has received us: Because the Lord has received all of us into His fold, it is He who decides the requirements for fellowship in the church. To set up man-made restrictions based on personal prejudices or convictions is to go beyond the Word of God. Since God has received us into His fellowship, we must learn to receive one another is love. In every church, there are weak and strong believers. The strong must not despise the weak and call them immature and the weak must not condemn the strong and call them proud.
We belong to the Lord: No Christian has the right to 'play God' in another Christian's life. Each believer must see to it that he is really doing what is based on the Word of God. Paul's emphasis here is the believer's union with Christ. Our first responsibility is to the Lord.
Jesus Christ is Judge: Both strong and weal Christians must stand at the judgement seat of Christ. Judgement has nothing to do with our sins, since Jesus has paid for them. We will be judged for our work and be rewarded accordingly. Instead of judging other Christians, let us examine our own lives and make sure we are ready to meet Him at the judgement seat.
Respond: Dear God, help me not to be judgemental of others, but to judge my own life in the light of Your Word.
Read: Romans 14:1-12
God has received us: Because the Lord has received all of us into His fold, it is He who decides the requirements for fellowship in the church. To set up man-made restrictions based on personal prejudices or convictions is to go beyond the Word of God. Since God has received us into His fellowship, we must learn to receive one another is love. In every church, there are weak and strong believers. The strong must not despise the weak and call them immature and the weak must not condemn the strong and call them proud.
We belong to the Lord: No Christian has the right to 'play God' in another Christian's life. Each believer must see to it that he is really doing what is based on the Word of God. Paul's emphasis here is the believer's union with Christ. Our first responsibility is to the Lord.
Jesus Christ is Judge: Both strong and weal Christians must stand at the judgement seat of Christ. Judgement has nothing to do with our sins, since Jesus has paid for them. We will be judged for our work and be rewarded accordingly. Instead of judging other Christians, let us examine our own lives and make sure we are ready to meet Him at the judgement seat.
Respond: Dear God, help me not to be judgemental of others, but to judge my own life in the light of Your Word.
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