Evergreen Christian Community

Big Idea: The unity experienced through the Gospel triumphs any disagreements of human conviction. Romans 14:1-23 So what are disputable matters? Matters of conviction - things that your conscience has deemed right or wrong for you. FOOD Romans 14:2 DAYS Romans 14:5 Romans 14:6 The importance to God lies in our UNITY, not our like mindedness on non-essential matters. “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.” ― St. Augustine Weak vs. Strong Romans 14:14 “The conscience can make clean things unclean, but it can NEVER make unclean things clean.” Romans 14:20-21 Romans 14:22 Romans 14:10-12 We are accountable to God, not man. Don’t try to be the mediator between others and Christ. We don’t get to decide what other’s convictions should be. “For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Response: Focus on the unity and edification of believers who have varying convictions. Romans 14:19 Praye