Does it scare you a little bit that you're going to have to give a truthful account to God about who you are? While that may be the case the point of this passage is not to scare you into straight living. No. The point of this passage is to say don't spend your energy judging someone else. It's not your place, that reserved for God. Your job is to love each other, and Paul gives some very practical advise on how to do that when you may differ with one another on a particular subject.
Romans 14:11-18
11It is written:
" 'As surely as I live,' says the Lord,
'every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will confess to God.' "
12So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
13Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way. 14As one who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food[b] is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. 15If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died. 16Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil. 17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, 18because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men
Questions
1. Why do you think it's so difficult to be non-judgmental?
2. Can you think of a behavior or action that Christians disagree on today?
3. What will stick with you about this passage?
1 comment:
1. Why do you think it's so difficult to be non-judgmental?
b/c of the fact that us being humans, we quote! "need" to compare ourselves to feel good about ouselves. (in my opinion!) and in order to do this, we judge people. and when we judge people, its just not nice. and something that i have to remind myself before i start to judge someone is that i dont know where they are coming from, i dont know what their homelife is like, i dont even know who they are in general, the only one who does know all of that is God.
2. Can you think of a behavior or action that Christians disagree on today?
yeah, alot of stuff, even things in the Bible, people can disagree on just about anything or everything.
3. What will stick with you about this passage?
just the fact that i will have to be face to face with God one day, and i shouldnt be judging people, even the people that i think i know VERY well.
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