The Not-So-Fine Line
November 3, 2024
Romans 14:1-12
1. Welcome All Christians
of Their
Level. (Vs. 1-4)
a. Don’t
Luke 18:9, “He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else…”
b. Don’t
Matthew 7:1-2, “Do not judge, so that you won’t be judged. For you will be judged by the same standard with which you judge others, and you will be measured by the same measure you use.”
c. Christians
Psalm 24:1, “The earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants, belong to the Lord.”
2. Live in
. (Vs. 5-8)
a. Know that Not all “
1 Timothy 4:3, “They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.”
Colossians 2:16, “Therefore, don’t let anyone judge you in regard to food and drink or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.”
b. Be
2 Corinthians 5:9, “Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to him.”
3. Let God Be
. (Vs. 9-12)
a. He is the Lord of the
b. We Bow to
1 Timothy 4:1-5, “Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared. They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth. For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, since it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.”
Philippians 2:9-10, “so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow—in heaven and on earth and under the earth—and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
c. Prepare to Give an
2 Corinthians 5:9-10, “Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may be repaid for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.”