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A New Heart for the Valley Week 5, Day 5

by David Joynt on March 22, 2018

A New Heart for the Valley Week 5, Day 5

A SINGLE HEART

 

ROMANS 14:1-5, 7-10

 

“In non-essentials liberty!” Much momentum has been lost in Christian history in fruitless disagreement over lesser matters. In today’s scripture, Paul suggests that vegetarianism is a matter of individual conscience, as is the question of whether to observe particular festival and worship days. Learning to disagree agreeably is a great life skill and a necessary attribute for thriving Christian communities. I consider something to be essential if it has an effect on someone’s ability to connect with and follow Jesus. True disciples abide in his word (see John 8:31) and obey his commands (see Matthew 28:19-20). But often we extend the essentials to include everything!

 

 

Do you disagree agreeably?

 

What does that look like?

 

FAMILY TIME

Do you have essentials?

 

Tags: obey, non-essentials liberty. essential


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