For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone.
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.
For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God's judgement seat. It is written: "'As surely as I live, says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.'"
So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God."
Romans 14:1-12
If I had this down in my heart, if I had memorized it and learned the true meaning of it deep within my soul, would I have had such arguments and disputes? Who was I to judge and frown upon? Yet, I still do.
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