Christians differ: one in sin, one not  No fellowship, Eph. 5:11  Disfellowship, 2 Thes. 3:6  Tear down, 2 Cor. 10:3-5

Instructions of Romans 14: dealing with non-sinful differences  Cannot involved sin  Live in Christ, Rom. 14:7-9  Judged by Christ, Rom. 14:10-12

Eating of meats, 2  Peter, Acts 10:9-16  Spirit, 1 Tim. 4:1-5  Nothing sinful either way, Rom. 14:3, 4

Observing of days, 5  Not under old law, Heb. 7:12  Not to be judged, Col. 2:14-17  Nothing sinful either way, Rom. 14:6

Drinking sacrificial wine, 21  Intoxication condemned, 1 Pet. 4:3, 4  Wine of sacrifice, cf. Lev. 23:13  Nothing sinful either way, cf. Jn. 2:6-10

Some were weak in the faith, 1  Weak in understanding, 2  Weak in following conscience, 15, 23  Commanded to: »Not judge, 3 »Be fully convinced, 5, 23 »Make peace, 19

Some were strong in the faith, 1  Proper understanding, 2, 5  Conscience not a problem

Some were strong in the faith, 1  Commanded to: »Receive the weak, 1 »Do not dispute, 1 »Do not despise, 3 »Do not judge, 4, 10 »Be fully convinced, 5

Some were strong in the faith, 1  Commanded to: »Lay no stumbling blocks, 13 »Do not destroy brother, 15, 20 »Make peace, 19 »Keep faith to self, 22

Application for today  Former Sabbatarians – food, Saturday  Former JWs – Birthdays  Others – Christmas, Easter, Halloween

Issues are neutral  Nothing unclean, 14  Good, 16  Pure, 20

Insert “adultery” or “false teacher” – Does it make sense?  God has received him, 3 Heb. 13:4; 2 Jn  God is able to make him stand, 4  Let each be fully convinced, 5

Christians differ: one in sin, one not  No fellowship, Eph. 5:11  Disfellowship, 2 Thes. 3:6  Tear down, 2 Cor. 10:3-5

Instructions of Romans 14: dealing with non-sinful differences  Cannot involved sin  Live in Christ, Rom. 14:7-9  Judged by Christ, Rom. 14:10-12