We've all done it. Look down our noses at fellow Christians whose convictions differ from ours.

They watch movies that we'd never watch. They choose a beverage we think is unhealthy. They listen to music we find distasteful. And in our hearts, we've already passed judgment. So what does the Bible teach about our response to these liberties? Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Wendall delivers a convicting challenge. Paul teaches us that grace makes room for diversity, and grace not only cultivates unity, but deepens it.

Teaching from Romans 14, Chuck titled his message,

Putting Grace into Action.

Accept the one who is weak in faith.

Strong folks, please.

Stop putting down the weak ones.

Accept them.

I'll get to the word except in a moment, but for right now, just let it stand.

Accept the one who is weak in faith.

Not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions.

Look, we've got a divided opinion here, verse two. One person has faith that he may eat all things.

Now you know what that means. He's the strong one, called the strong one in this passage.

He who is weak eats vegetables only. Feels like it's safer. My conscience says I ought to eat vegetables only.

That's fine. For you, that's great. Don't make me eat vegetables only. That's your diet.

Keep it to yourself. Buy what you want to buy, fix it, eat it, but don't force it on anybody else.

The one who eats is not to regard with

contempt the one who doesn't eat. Got it? It's just common sense. And the one who does not eat

should not judge the one who eats for God has accepted him. In fact, could very well say both of them.

Both of them. While he's asking questions,

verse four, he gets right to the heart of it. Verse four, great question, who are you to judge the servant of another? Who's the Lord, if that's the servant? The Lord God. Since we're serving the Lord God, whatever we

do we ought to be doing for the Lord, our God. We've all been saved out of a sinful past.

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