It's not up to us to judge others

Welcome those who are weak in faith, but do not argue with them about their personal opinions. Some people's faith allows them to eat anything, but the person who is weak in the faith eats only vegetables. The person who will eat anything is not to despise the one who doesn't; while the one who eats only vegetables is not to pass judgment on the one who will eat anything; for God has accepted that person. Who are you to judge the servants of someone else? It is their own Master who will decide whether they succeed or fail. And they will succeed, because the Lord is able to make them succeed.

 Some people think that a certain day is more important than other days, while others think that all days are the same. We each should firmly make up our own minds. Those who think highly of a certain day do so in honor of the Lord; those who will eat anything do so in honor of the Lord, because they give thanks to God for the food. Those who refuse to eat certain things do so in honor of the Lord, and they give thanks to God. We do not live for ourselves only, and we do not die for ourselves only. If we live, it is for the Lord that we live, and if we die, it is for the Lord that we die. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For Christ died and rose to life in order to be the Lord of the living and of the dead. You then, who eat only vegetables—why do you pass judgment on others? And you who eat anything—why do you despise other believers? All of us will stand before God to be judged by him. For the scripture says,

“As surely as I am the living God, says the Lord,

    everyone will kneel before me,

    and everyone will confess that I am God.”

 Every one of us, then, will have to give an account to God.

Romans 14 (Good News Translation)

I just finished reading the book of Romans, and last week I had shared all of chapter 12 here. The next chapter had many valid points as well, but given the current times, I just couldn’t share it today. I try to avoid that kind of controversy.

Chapter 14 reminds us why we shouldn’t get into controversy. It is not up to us to judge others. We need to look at ourselves and our own lives. We will have to answer to God, just as the people who do things we disagree with will.