Thursday, January 18, 2018

Weak in Faith, Judge Not.

Rom 14:1  Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. 
Rom 14:2  For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. 
Rom 14:3  Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. 

Weak in the faith, we can still be received, as long as it's not to bring doubt and disputations. If our faith is weak we need reaffirmation, not disputing, not doubt.

We aren't to despise one another for the variances in our beliefs. The moral law is our standard, accepting Christ as our Lord and Savior, this is our faith, our belief. Jesus came to preach the gospel of salvation through HIM, and this is our hope.

People will often nitpick their religion, making statements of belief down to the clothing, the food, the associations we have and so much more. Yet God's word, while giving us varying ideas, the ultimate truth is loving God, loving each other, believing on the Son of God, the only declared begotten of the Father.  I'm not saying there aren't other standards, other points made, other encouragements, other orders. We are given a lot of instructions by the various writers inspired by the Holy Spirit. We are also told the above-

The following-

Rom 14:1  Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. 
Rom 14:2  For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. 
Rom 14:3  Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. 

One believes he may eat all things.
Another believes he can eat only herbs.
Neither is right, neither is wrong-- God received them both.

We have to remember this as well-

Luk 6:37  Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven

And this-

Mat 7:3  And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 
Mat 7:4  Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 
Mat 7:5  Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 

We are too quick to judge and to look at others faults and not our own. We need to love as God and Jesus Christ our Savior command us to love, all through the Holy Spirit.

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