About Romans 14 Pastor Josh did speak
But into philosophy first he did peek
If we came from nothing, then nothing matters
But God created us, so that view is in tatters
He created us to bring love and joy
Wanting a relationship, not a toy
He loves each of us despite our obvious flaws
"To love each other" is core to all of His laws
Romans 14 is about choice, Pastor Josh said
Each of the twenty three verses we then read
In verse one, "accept him whose faith is weak"
It is not our job to judge others or to critique
That message is repeated through verse four
Some can eat less, others can eat more
It is not right for us to on others look down
If we do so, God will in our direction frown
Verses five and six talk of how we look at each day
Whichever is special, we honor God in that way
Then through verse nine, none of us lives alone
We should live and die to Jesus on the throne
And then as we looked at verses nine to twelve
Into the reasons for this we did somewhat delve
For we will each bow to God and our sins confess
So let us not be stumbling blocks creating a mess
But we do have a stewardship role on this earth
This God-given authority comes with a new birth
Moving on to verses thirteen to seventeen
We should note that "no food is unclean"
But if we want to be good by "acting in love"
Our eating should not provide a negative shove
"Do not allow...good to be spoken of as evil"
It is better to back down than to cause upheaval
"The kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking"
But the Holy Spirit's joy and peace driving our thinking
The same message comes through verse twenty one
Do not make choices that allow God's work to be undone
If we make choices to prevent others from stumbling
We should not then complain or go around grumbling
Think about the impact our actions may have on others
We don't want to hurt the walk of our Christian brothers
In regards drinking alcohol, Pastor Josh then declared
We should never allow decision making to be impaired
The summary of the chapter we can plainly see
Reading verses twenty two and twenty three
Is says "the man who doubts is condemned if he eats"
For his eating is not from faith but the one who deceits
For "everything that does not come from faith is sin"
Following that path can only lead us to feel chagrin
God wants us to follow Him, not a set of written rules
Remember that for His work, He has given us tools
The key is to spend time listening to God's direction
Then applying it, even if we can not reach perfection
In conclusion, Pastor Josh did therefore us cajole
To have an eternal relationship with God is our goal
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