Getting Along with Those You Disagree With

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Hi GAMErs!

Today’s passage is Romans 14:13-23.  Let’s go!

Romans 14:13-22a (NIV)
13  Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
14  As one who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
15  If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died.
16  Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil.
17  For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
18  because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

On verses 13-22a:  We’ve been learning in Romans 14 that there are certain truths in the Bible that are indisputable and that form the foundation of our faith as Christians.  There are other matters where the Bible is not as clear and where Christians are free to have their own opinions and preferences.  These are what Paul calls “disputable matters”.

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How to Deal with Controversial Matters that the Bible Isn’t Clear On

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Hi GAMErs!

Today’s passage is Romans 14:1-12.  Let’s go!
 
Romans 14:1-12 (NIV)
1  Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters.
2  One man’s faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.
3  The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him.

On verses 1-12:  In the Christian faith, there are certain core truths that are indisputable – big things such as the truth that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, that He rose from the dead, that He is fully man and fully God, and that our salvation is not something we can earn by our own good works but is 100% a gift we receive from God when we place our faith in His Son Jesus. 

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被责备的有福了

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箴言27:5  当面的责备，强如背地的爱情。。

阅读经文：箴言 27:4-6

4愤怒为残忍，怒气为狂澜，唯有嫉妒，谁能敌得住呢？5当面的责备，强如背地的爱情。6朋友加的伤痕出于忠诚，仇敌连连亲嘴却是多余。

嫉妒有1000只眼睛

4愤怒为残忍，怒气为狂澜，唯有嫉妒，谁能敌得住呢？

We’re blasted by anger and swamped by rage, but who can survive jealousy? 《The Message》

犹太人有一句俗语：“恋爱是盲目的，但嫉妒比盲目更坏，因为它连看不到的东西都要看。”犹太人认为：“嫉妒有1000只眼睛。” 1000只眼睛代表猜疑。这节经文说：“愤怒为残忍，怒气为狂澜，唯有嫉妒，谁能敌得住呢？”犹太人认为:“因嫉妒而疯狂的心，是连骨头都要腐蚀的”。

但是人难免嫉妒，对于自己想要又得不到的，总会嫉妒那些已经拥有的人。因此人若能谦卑，活得低调一些，或许是最好的保护自己的方法。有一次有个朋友通过了一个很难的考试，他的妻子非常高兴，想要大大庆祝一番。他却对妻子说：“但是我有一些朋友，他们和我一起去考，却还没有通过。”如此，他逃过了一个很大的考验，也躲过了一些嫉妒。

天父可能很祝福你，但是我们不必到处张扬，反而要以感谢的心去回报那些帮助过我们的人。因为被嫉妒表示你走在他人前面，也表示你拥有一些他人所渴望的，既然如此，岂能不珍惜天父的好意，保守自己。

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