A mixed mob
Dealing with the differences
Romans 14:1, fully welcome each other with open arms.
Warning # 1
Very different with false teaching
The differences mentioned
Difference # 1
… the food that they eat
Difference # 2
Romans 14:5 … one day is more sacred than another
What should they do to resolve them?
v 6-8, get on with serving God and give thanks to him
Warning #2
Do not adjust their position based on the peer pressure
v 5-6
v 12
Do not judge
For disputable matters only
For non disputable matters – 1 Cor 5:12-13, “What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside. God will judge those outside. Expel the wicked man from among you”
Differences that really do matter
Any issue that seeks to change the gospel, is a difference that does matter.
Disputable matters for us today
Might well get messy
The same issue can become important based on whether someone is making it a gospel issue.
Drinking alcohol, dancing, smoking, playing cards, tattoo’s, wearing wedding rings or make up, going to the theatre or movies, dressing fashionable and I am not saying modestly here for the bible speak about dressing modestly, eating fish on Fridays, different music styles we listen to, what is the right God given bible translation, playing competitive sports, how much water you are baptised in.
- Could be disputable?
- How might it affect the gospel?
- What does God’s word actually have to say about this issue?
How welcoming are we?