Nothing new under the sun

I read this and immediately thought about Vegans and the belief in their moral superiority. Paul addressed this exact issue...the use of minor style variations as a blunt instrument to bludgeon others of faith. Rather than bringing together and being mutually supportive, the pot-stirrers are looking to exalt themselves rather than God.

Welcome anyone who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions. One person believes that one may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. The one who eats must not despise the one who abstains, and the one who abstains must not pass judgment on the one who eats; for God has welcomed him....Who are you to pass judgment on someone else’s servant? Before his own master he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand

Why then do you judge your brother? Or you, why do you look down on your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of food and drink, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit; whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by others. Let us then pursue what leads to peace and to building up one another.     -Romans 14:1-4,10,17-19

 

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