Accepting One Another

1 Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. 2 One man has faith that he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables only. 3 Let 
who eats regard with contempt him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him. 4 Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and stand he will, for the Lord is able to make him stand. 

5 One man regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Let each man be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord, and he who eats, does so for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who eats not, for the Lord he does not eat, and gives thanks to God. 7 For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; 8 for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.

9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
10 But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God. 11 For it is written,  " As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall give praise to God." 12 So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.”    Romans 14:1-12

 I.	The Issue Is About Negotiable And Non-negotiable Things

	A.	Non-negotiable things are matters which 			 teaches clearly about.
			
	B.	Negotiable things are matters that are neither 				 nor 		       		in Scripture..
			
	C.	A pop quiz:
			
		Non-negotiable	    	Negotiable			Conviction

 
 II.     Three Reasons For Accepting One Another

	A.	God accepts those with 				 convictions (vs 1-4)
		1.  As long as it is not a 			 issues, Christians are to a 		 one 		     another. (vs1)

	2.   Both sides were guilty of 			 (vs 2-3).
		*  The Bible			 Christians.
		*   We cannot judge what we 			 		.
	3.   To think we can know the 			 of another, is to take 		
	       place (vs 4).

5 One man regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Let each man be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord, and he who eats, does so for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who eats not, for the Lord he does not eat, and gives thanks to God. 7 For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; 8 for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.

9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
10 But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God. 11 For it is written,  " As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall give praise to God." 12 So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.”   Romans 14:5-12

	B.	The Lord is the 			 (vs 5-9)

		1.   The Christian is to 			 on his own convictions, not those of others. 
		      (vs 5)

		2.   The proper focus is a 			 life and full 			to Christ. (vs6-8)

		3.   Christ died to 			 us, not merely save us. (vs 9)

	C.	The Lord will hold us 			. (vs 10-12)

		1.   The individual Christian will not be held accountable for his 			
		  convictions, but his 			.

III.		Some Applications

	A.				 the 			 to know the difference between the 			negotiable and non-negotiable.

	B.	The main question when developing convictions in the negotiable area is:
		What will 		 and 			 God??

	1 “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside 	every encumbrance, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance 	the race that is set before us,”    Hebrews 12:1

		12 “All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, 		but I will not be mastered by anything.”   I Corinthians 6:12

	C.	   Recognize that 			 is when someone else tries to force their 			   convictions on you.