The Law of Liberty

(Matthew 7:1–6, Luke 6:37–42)

14 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on [his] opinions.[fn] 2 For one [person] has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats [only] vegetables. 3 The [one who] eats [everything] must not belittle the [one who] [does not], and the [one who] does not eat [everything] must not judge the [one who] [does], for God has accepted him. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To [his] own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

5 One [person] regards [a certain] day above [the others], while someone [else] considers every day [alike]. Each [one] should be fully convinced in [his] own mind. 6 He who observes [a special] day [does so] to [the] Lord;[fn] he who eats [does so] to [the] Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains [does so] to [the] Lord and gives thanks to God.

7 For none of us lives to himself [alone], and none [ of us ] dies to himself [alone]. 8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live [or] die, we belong to the Lord. 9 For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both [the] dead and [the] living.

10 Why, then, {do} you judge your brother? Or why {do} you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.

11 It is written: “[As surely as] I live, says [the] Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”[fn]

12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.