October 30th, 2022 - Roman Road #4 - A New Reformation

Caring Encounters: Roman Road –
A New Reformation
Scripture Passage:  Romans 14

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The Roman Road
...of Reconciliation
4. A New Reformation

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Weekly Latin Supplement:
Sola scriptura, gratia, fides, Christus,  Deo gloria
Orthodoxy, orthopraxis, orthocardia

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Real conversations and holding on

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it is complicated
Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters.

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What matters is heart attitude
3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them.

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A Case Study
5 One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.

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A consistent theme
10 You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister?
13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another.

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Refocused place of approval
8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

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Wisdom: it's complicated
 make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. 

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A matter of the heart
19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

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Catch the Vision:
A community of believers being transformed by the love of Jesus...