1 / 7

23. Peace & Mutual Edification

23. Peace & Mutual Edification. Romans 14: 1-23 p. 1048 – 49. 1. Disputable Matters. Two Examples: What food to eat Whether certain days are special “Correct” perspective – doesn’t matter (Col 2:16-17) Can arise in multicultural communities (like ours) Appropriate language

brigid
Download Presentation

23. Peace & Mutual Edification

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 23. Peace & Mutual Edification Romans 14: 1-23 p. 1048 – 49

  2. 1. Disputable Matters • Two Examples: • What food to eat • Whether certain days are special • “Correct” perspective – doesn’t matter (Col 2:16-17) • Can arise in multicultural communities (like ours) • Appropriate language • Respectfulness • Acceptable entertainment • Drinking alcohol • Disciplining children

  3. 2. Accept Diversity of Opinions • Not on core issues of Faith and Morality • HOW TO DEAL WITH OTHERS I DIFFER FROM • Accept them (v 1) • Do not judge them (v 13a) • Do not cause them to stumble (v 13b) • Act in Love (v 15a, also 13:8) • Seek Peace & Mutual Edification (v 19)

  4. 2. Accept Diversity of Opinions ... • HOW TO DECIDE ABOUT DISPUTABLE THINGS MYSELF • Be convinced in your own mind (v 5b) • We act for the Lord (in His name) (v 7-8) • We will give an account to God (v 12, 22) • If we think something is wrong, then it’s wrong for us (v 14) • Everything that does not come from faith is sin (v 23) Essential question: “DOES IT HONOUR GOD?”

  5. 3. Case Study: Protests • Important factor: INTEGRITY Act for the Common Good not Selfish Personal Advantage Do what leads to Peace and Mutual Edification

More Related