Romans 14:1-12
Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another

Today, 04/09/2023, let us, together in the grace of God, rejoice and reflect on the Word of God in Romans 14:1-12.

1 And receive the one who is weak in the faith, not to judgments of your thoughts.

2 One indeed believes to eat all things, but being weak, another one eats vegetables.

3 The one eating, do not despise the one not eating. And the one not eating, do not judge the one eating, for God received him.

4 Who are you judging another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. But he will stand, for God is able to make him stand.

5 One indeed judges a day above another day; and another one judges every day alike. Let each one be fully assured in his own mind.

6 The one minding the day, he minds it to the Lord. And the one not minding the day, he does not mind it to the Lord. The one eating, he eats to the Lord; for he gives thanks to God. And the one not eating, he does not eat to the Lord, and gives thanks to God.

7 For no one of us lives to himself and no one dies to himself.

8 For both if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Then both if we live, and if we die, we are the Lord’s.

9 For this Christ both died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord over both the dead and the living.

10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why also do you despise your brother? For all shall stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

11 For it has been written, “As I live, says the Lord, that every knee will bow to Me, and every tongue confess to God.” Isa. 45:23

12 So then each one of us will give account concerning himself to God.

[Literal Translation of the Holy Bible]

Suggested Questions:

1. What does “not to judgments of your thoughts” mean?

2. In verse 3, what are the foods referred to by “eating” and “not eating”?

4. Does verse 4 teach that God’s people should not talk about each other’s sins?

5. Why do some people consider one day more important than another? Why do some people want to keep a certain day for the Lord?

6. What does it mean to live for the Lord and die for the Lord?

7. In verse 10, what kind of judgment is mentioned in the phrase “But why do you judge your brother?”

8. What does it mean to despise brothers and sisters in Christ?

9. When will God’s people have to give an account of themselves before God?

Suggested Applications:

1. Do you often criticize your brothers and sisters for something that doesn’t please you, but is not contrary to the Bible?

2. Have you ever assumed that your brothers and sisters are hypocrites, insincere in their dealings, and seek to please people without any evidence?

3. Are you despising someone among your brothers and sisters in Chrsit?

4. Have you truly lived for the Lord and died for the Lord yet?

5. Do you always remember that every idea, every word, and every action of yours, you will have to give an account before God?