“Therefore, do not let your good be spoken of as evil; for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved…
“Therefore, let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way. I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to…
The New Testament is clear that there is some judgment you are to engage in and some you are to refrain from. Send article as PDF
“But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written: ‘As I live, says the Lord, ‘Every knee shall bow to Me, and every…
“For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before…
“For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before…
“One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not…
“Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat and let not…
The New Testament is quite clear: 1) Matters of doctrine must be uniformly believed among Christians; 2) Matters of conscience must be uniformly tolerated; and 3) Conflating these two categories is unacceptable—decreeing that you can “let your conscience be your guide” in doctrinal matters is…
Because the gospel of salvation in Christ is for all humanity, it was divinely designed to include people with differing cultures and consciences. In the first century this meant placing in one united body Jews who had very strict dietary rules and Gentiles who grew…
