Unity in Faith

Romans 14:1–8 NIV84

1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. 2 One man’s faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. 5 One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. 8 If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

1. God has an open door policy

We must accept every person that comes to church

Their background should not matter

Their strength of faith should not matter

We are all growing not at the same rate

2. Don’t allow disputable matters to divide the Faith

We all have a measure of faith

We don’t all have the same amount of faith

We don’t have the same faith on many matters

Vaccines is a disputable matter, don’t let it divide your family or church

We must have unity in faith—Jesus

We must have unity in faith—Jesus is the only way to the Father

We must have unity in faith—Jesus is our Savior, no one can come to salvation outside of Jesus

3. We need freedom to practice our faith

Don’t compare

If you feel you can eat anything, do so

If you feel you can’t eat everything, don’t

There are some clear commands those we must all agree on

Don’t be a drunk

Don’t be a adulterer

Don’t be a liar

Don’t be a fornicator

Be a person of grace

Love one another

Encourage each other

4. You must be fully convinced in your faith

Make sure you know what you are talking about

Make sure you know God’s plan for you

Many are the plans in a mans heart but it is His purpose that prevails

Paul said, “I am fully persuaded that nothing can separate us from His Love that we have in Jesus”

We must be fully convinced in what we believe

We must be fully convinced in whom we believe

We must be fully convinced whose we are

5. Those in the faith all belong to the Lord

Weak or strong

Tall or short

Rich or poor

Outward appearance doesn’t matter

He died for all

Those that accept Jesus as Lord and Savior belong to Him

Don’t judge His children

Encourage one another