POPE FRANCIS SAYS ATHEISTS WHO DO GOOD ARE REDEEMED, NOT JUST CATHOLICS

[Bridget_Left_China]

I believe it. God is Love, love doesn't hate.

Love is also disciplining us when we need to be disciplined. Discipline isn't hate. Choosing to not follow Jesus is just that, a choice. Choosing eternity without God is a choice. My mother and several other family members are making this choice, despite my pleas to them. I cannot choose Jesus for them. But I also realize that if their time to die arrives and they haven't accepted God's Son, they will go to hell. This saddens me, but like I said, I cannot make that choice for them. (Or I would.) This isn't hatred on the part of God, it's giving them their choice/just reward. Do I want my mother to enter Heaven? Of course. I pray for her salvation on a regular basis. But like I said, I cannot force her into a relationship with Jesus.

"We know that no man can be saved except through Christ; we do not know that only those who know Him can be saved through Him." C.S Lewis

I like that quote

^That quote gives people a false hope.

 

[homwardbound]

Maybe you can point out to him this is not a RC forum or a place to proselytize, or a place to criticize the protestants?
That's just what they do in the name of 'love and unity'. Do you really think they are here to learn? But I guess the rules on this forum don't apply.

They preach Christ whether of sinceretiy or not Chirst is being preached and a divided Kingdom can't stand I promote no building here on earth and we all have the word to read to understand and no one can understand the truth of the word woithout the Holy Ghost guidiing them. I here them protecting where they go to learn of God whether it is truth or not God is being preached, and all that God draws God will seperate in them not by you,me or anyone else by God error from truth
Does God have all knowledge? Can God do anything God wants to? Is God good?
Does God have all the tools God needs to bring in the Sheep? God has an infiiniter amount of wisdom yes? Now God ahs shown the whole world this via his Son Jesus Christ yes?
So can God reach all the people to his glory through any Church denomination?
Are we as people clinging onto a certain denomination I am of Appollos and I am of Paul. Today it is I am of Babtist, I am of Methodist, Catholic and so on and so forth, I glory in none that put anyone or anything before Christ.
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,

Hebrews 8:6But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises.
1 Corinthians 1:12What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”; another, “I follow Apollos”; another, “I follow Cephas”; still another, “I follow Christ.” (add all the denominations and non ones to these scriptures coming below and above)
1 Corinthians 3:4For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings?
1 Corinthians 3:5What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task.
1 Corinthians 3:6I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.
1 Corinthians 4:6Now, brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.” Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over against the other.

Do you believe 7seven7 believes God, is in christ by Faith as called to be? Is this not what we should be focused on is edifyiing one another and not bashing the other?
Since no Church building on earth has all truth, would each have gold nuggets to pick out the pan as in gold mining? Well I think it good to find any and all gold nuggets out of each every denomination. Now the main and pure Gold Nugget to mine out is God's type of love best described in 1Cor 13:4-13 and this type of love noflesh can recieve much less do, only the Born again Spirit can do this and if one is not showing this type of Love of God then maybe that one need to re-think that one's truth
Truth sets one free yes? so if you, I or anyone else is in bondage then there might be error in my truth and have to re-think my truth. So I hope you get this. It is not about going to Church of any denomination it is about whether or not one beleives in the Messiah, Christ the way, the truth and the life unto the Fasther period. So can we just stop and love one another

 

[homwardbound]

I call a spade a spade, whether a pope living in luxury or a TV evangelist milking the people. Most RC'ers defend the Popes at all costs.

So do you defend your place of worship and waht denomination are you of? God is right and let every man be a liar for God is not
What happened to you that you have such a hard on against the Catholic Church? It seems that you do
I had a bad time in a Babtist one, but I learned a lot form God through it all. You seem to have a hard heart over your experience(s) I am sorry for that Briother if this is true.
We all have adversity in this world and we are not to fear for God has overcome this world John 16:33
All in love to you Brother

 

[homwardbound]

Love is also disciplining us when we need to be disciplined. Discipline isn't hate. Choosing to not follow Jesus is just that, a choice. Choosing eternity without God is a choice. My mother and several other family members are making this choice, despite my pleas to them. I cannot choose Jesus for them. But I also realize that if their time to die arrives and they haven't accepted God's Son, they will go to hell. This saddens me, but like I said, I cannot make that choice for them. (Or I would.) This isn't hatred on the part of God, it's giving them their choice/just reward. Do I want my mother to enter Heaven? Of course. I pray for her salvation on a regular basis. But like I said, I cannot force her into a relationship with Jesus.



^That quote gives people a false hope.

Who knows another man's heart except God and they crucified the Lord Jesus Christ being of their own righteousness. God knows whose heart is who's and waht each believes or not, and God has us to what Dogmatica!!!! or LOVE? His way in God's Spirit. Now tell me can any flesh please God?
Wha tis the only way God is pleased if we are to please God how by Flesh or by a born again Spirit?
How is God worshipped today?
John 4:23Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
John 4:24God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
John 14:17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you
John 16:13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.

 

[JaumeJ]

I cannot list all of the denominations' churches I have attended, but they go from The First Church of Christ to and including the RCC. When the Holy Spirit entered into me, I was given much, but not the wisdom to select the "church" Jesus would attend until the truth was made clear.

All the theologies based on the same Writings yet vehemently opposed to each other are apostetic. The Word is truth from our Father in print. The Holy Spirit gives each who call upon the Only Begotten Son in spirit and truth all needed to know for salvation, and there is absolutely no need for anyone to add to what has been received.

Now I am free to fellowship with all who love Yeshua, whether they still call Him by His Greek transliteration or by the more accurate Yeshua.

If you, as a believer, need to hear what men teach over what Yeshua teaches, then that is your faith. He is there to teach each of us though, because His salvation is that personal, caring and loving.

Soon enough, all will realize this, until then, most of my family in Yeshua call themselves by the theologies of men.

So do you defend your place of worship and waht denomination are you of? God is right and let every man be a liar for God is not
What happened to you that you have such a hard on against the Catholic Church? It seems that you do
I had a bad time in a Babtist one, but I learned a lot form God through it all. You seem to have a hard heart over your experience(s) I am sorry for that Briother if this is true.
We all have adversity in this world and we are not to fear for God has overcome this world John 16:33
All in love to you Brother

 

[7seven7]

Are you serious? Do you just make things up as you go to suit your argument, brother? I have never criticized Protestants out of hatred or bitterness. If I ever have said anything about Protestants, it was in reply to a bashing of Catholicism, and only to point out the similarities between the accusations made about the Catholic Church and what really happens in Protestant Churches. And if I did this, I only did so to bring whoever it was I was chatting to off their high horse and show them that their Church has erred just like the Catholic Church has. I have gone over the top in the past, which I have IMMEDIATELY appoligized for. IMMEDIATELY! God bless you brother, but I really think we should steer clear of eachother. In love, Charlie.

P.S.- crossword, also when I did go that little bit "over the top", I also apologized to Christ, because what I do to the least of His, I do to Him, and who am I to upset Him and attack Him like that? Just saying... Peace!

 

[thecreationtutor]

Jesus talks about Hell, more than anyone in scripture, In no way was I boasting that people are going to hell, I know I deserve to go there, if it wasn't God's grace. We don't have to condemn, because if they have not believed, they stand condemned already. We are to judge with righteous judgement, and seeing fruit in their life, are we the ultimate judge? no, they might come to know Christ in the future, should we pray for them, absolutely.

On a horizontal level we might applaud someone for doing a good deed, but as Christians, we also look to the vertical. Our "good" works in relation to us, thinking it merits something from God is dung, and for a person who claims Christ to say those things, is even more damning than what I have ever said

If we cater to what the world wants to hear, they will never see in us anything different, if we are just like the world, then why do I need a savior?

 

[thecreationtutor]

God is as much hate as he is love, God is as much Justice as He is mercy

God is Holy, Holy, Holy - that is the only attribute that He is above all

 

[crossnote]

They preach Christ whether of sinceretiy or not Chirst is being preached and a divided Kingdom can't stand I promote no building here on earth and we all have the word to read to understand and no one can understand the truth of the word woithout the Holy Ghost guidiing them. I here them protecting where they go to learn of God whether it is truth or not God is being preached, and all that God draws God will seperate in them not by you,me or anyone else by God error from truth
Does God have all knowledge? Can God do anything God wants to? Is God good?
Does God have all the tools God needs to bring in the Sheep? God has an infiiniter amount of wisdom yes? Now God ahs shown the whole world this via his Son Jesus Christ yes?
So can God reach all the people to his glory through any Church denomination?
Are we as people clinging onto a certain denomination I am of Appollos and I am of Paul. Today it is I am of Babtist, I am of Methodist, Catholic and so on and so forth, I glory in none that put anyone or anything before Christ.
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,

Hebrews 8:6But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises.
1 Corinthians 1:12What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”; another, “I follow Apollos”; another, “I follow Cephas”; still another, “I follow Christ.” (add all the denominations and non ones to these scriptures coming below and above)
1 Corinthians 3:4For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings?
1 Corinthians 3:5What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task.
1 Corinthians 3:6I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.
1 Corinthians 4:6Now, brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.” Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over against the other.

Do you believe 7seven7 believes God, is in christ by Faith as called to be? Is this not what we should be focused on is edifyiing one another and not bashing the other?
Since no Church building on earth has all truth, would each have gold nuggets to pick out the pan as in gold mining? Well I think it good to find any and all gold nuggets out of each every denomination. Now the main and pure Gold Nugget to mine out is God's type of love best described in 1Cor 13:4-13 and this type of love noflesh can recieve much less do, only the Born again Spirit can do this and if one is not showing this type of Love of God then maybe that one need to re-think that one's truth
Truth sets one free yes? so if you, I or anyone else is in bondage then there might be error in my truth and have to re-think my truth. So I hope you get this. It is not about going to Church of any denomination it is about whether or not one beleives in the Messiah, Christ the way, the truth and the life unto the Fasther period. So can we just stop and love one another

Perhaps you should remind the other party.

''The Council of Trent has 125 anathemas (eternal damnation's) against anyone that denies the Catholic faith. Vatican II referred to Trent dozens of times, quoted Trent's proclamations as authority, and reaffirmed Trent on every hand. The New Catholic Catechism cites Trent no less than 75 times. At the opening of the Second Vatican Council, Pope John XXIII stated, "I do accept entirely all that has been decided and declared at the Council of Trent." Every cardinal, bishop and priest who participated in the Vatican II Council signed a document affirming Trent.''

This is just one website that explains and lists 22 ofTrents many 'Anathemas'. Rome has not backed off of them (after all her doctrine never changes). Here is a sample of the first four listed.

FOURTH SESSION: DECREE CONCERNING THE CANONICAL SCRIPTURES: "If anyone does not accept as sacred and canonical the aforesaid books in their entirety and with all their parts [the 66 books of the Bible plus 12 apocryphal books, being two of Paralipomenon, two of Esdras, Tobias, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, Sophonias, two of Macabees], as they have been accustomed to be read in the Catholic Church and as they are contained in the old Latin Vulgate Edition, and knowingly and deliberately rejects the aforesaid traditions, LET HIM BE ANATHEMA."

SIXTH SESSION, CANONS CONCERNING JUSTIFICATION: "If anyone says that justifying faith is nothing else than confidence in divine mercy, which remits sins for Christ's sake, or that it is this confidence alone that justifies us, LET HIM BE ANATHEMA" (Canons Concerning Justification, Canon 12).

SIXTH SESSION, CANONS CONCERNING JUSTIFICATION: "If anyone says that the justice received is not preserved and also not increased before God through good works, but that those works are merely the fruits and signs of justification obtained, but not the cause of its increase, LET HIM BE ANATHEMA" (Canons Concerning Justification, Canon 24).

SIXTH SESSION, CANONS CONCERNING JUSTIFICATION: "If anyone says that the Catholic doctrine of justification as set forth by the holy council in the present decree, derogates in some respect from the glory of God or the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, and does not rather illustrate the truth of our faith and no less the glory of God and of Christ Jesus, LET HIM BE ANATHEMA" (Canons Concerning Justification, Canon 33).
So if you want to go the Ecumenical route where 'love' trumps Truth, feel free, but it's not for me.
The martyrs for the faith died for their confession of the faith not to embrace error for the sake of unity.

Rome still holds to the Council of Trent (since the 16th century) designed to squash the Reformation by their man made anathemas and so do true Roman Catholics today if they are true to Mother Church.
Now is that 'loving'?

 

[homwardbound]

We know that no man can be saved except through Christ; we do not know that only those who know Him can be saved through Him." C.S Lewis

^That quote gives people a false hope.

Just a thought about your quote on the C.S. Lewis quote
How does that give a false hope when God can do anything God decides to yes? And none of us can even turn our hair white or black at will yes?
Just curious for your take on this

 

[homwardbound]

I cannot list all of the denominations' churches I have attended, but they go from The First Church of Christ to and including the RCC. When the Holy Spirit entered into me, I was given much, but not the wisdom to select the "church" Jesus would attend until the truth was made clear.

All the theologies based on the same Writings yet vehemently opposed to each other are apostetic. The Word is truth from our Father in print. The Holy Spirit gives each who call upon the Only Begotten Son in spirit and truth all needed to know for salvation, and there is absolutely no need for anyone to add to what has been received.

Now I am free to fellowship with all who love Yeshua, whether they still call Him by His Greek transliteration or by the more accurate Yeshua.

If you, as a believer, need to hear what men teach over what Yeshua teaches, then that is your faith. He is there to teach each of us though, because His salvation is that personal, caring and loving.

Soon enough, all will realize this, until then, most of my family in Yeshua call themselves by the theologies of men.

Thank you for the insight, either we are going to continue to be of flesh and disagreeing and arguing and not seeing truth as you just stated in its pure form of and by the Holy Spirit of God that we all have recieved thos of us that do beleive
So let see it as what Paul said to the Corinthians and become Spiritual in place of beig carnal and get off the need of milk
Thank you

 

[homwardbound]

God is as much hate as he is love, God is as much Justice as He is mercy

God is Holy, Holy, Holy - that is the only attribute that He is above all

And no one that belongs to God is called to hate rather we are called to Love God's type of Love
[h=3]1 Corinthians 13:4-13[/h]New King James Version (NKJV)

[SUP]4 [/SUP]Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; [SUP]5 [/SUP]does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; [SUP]6 [/SUP]does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; [SUP]7 [/SUP]bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. [SUP]9 [/SUP]For we know in part and we prophesy in part. [SUP]10 [/SUP]But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.
[SUP]11 [/SUP]When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. [SUP]12 [/SUP]For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

This is what God pours onto our new hearts, the inner man, and this by Faith and trust is to spread out all throug our being. Us being alive in the Spirit of God and serving God in his Spirit not our old flesh dead Spirits, our new born agian Spirits enduring and bearing all things in Love.

 

[JaumeJ]

1Jn 4:8


He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

 

[homwardbound]

Perhaps you should remind the other party.

''The Council of Trent has 125 anathemas (eternal damnation's) against anyone that denies the Catholic faith. Vatican II referred to Trent dozens of times, quoted Trent's proclamations as authority, and reaffirmed Trent on every hand. The New Catholic Catechism cites Trent no less than 75 times. At the opening of the Second Vatican Council, Pope John XXIII stated, "I do accept entirely all that has been decided and declared at the Council of Trent." Every cardinal, bishop and priest who participated in the Vatican II Council signed a document affirming Trent.''

This is just one website that explains and lists 22 ofTrents many 'Anathemas'. Rome has not backed off of them (after all her doctrine never changes). Here is a sample of the first four listed.

FOURTH SESSION: DECREE CONCERNING THE CANONICAL SCRIPTURES: "If anyone does not accept as sacred and canonical the aforesaid books in their entirety and with all their parts [the 66 books of the Bible plus 12 apocryphal books, being two of Paralipomenon, two of Esdras, Tobias, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, Sophonias, two of Macabees], as they have been accustomed to be read in the Catholic Church and as they are contained in the old Latin Vulgate Edition, and knowingly and deliberately rejects the aforesaid traditions, LET HIM BE ANATHEMA."

SIXTH SESSION, CANONS CONCERNING JUSTIFICATION: "If anyone says that justifying faith is nothing else than confidence in divine mercy, which remits sins for Christ's sake, or that it is this confidence alone that justifies us, LET HIM BE ANATHEMA" (Canons Concerning Justification, Canon 12).

SIXTH SESSION, CANONS CONCERNING JUSTIFICATION: "If anyone says that the justice received is not preserved and also not increased before God through good works, but that those works are merely the fruits and signs of justification obtained, but not the cause of its increase, LET HIM BE ANATHEMA" (Canons Concerning Justification, Canon 24).

SIXTH SESSION, CANONS CONCERNING JUSTIFICATION: "If anyone says that the Catholic doctrine of justification as set forth by the holy council in the present decree, derogates in some respect from the glory of God or the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, and does not rather illustrate the truth of our faith and no less the glory of God and of Christ Jesus, LET HIM BE ANATHEMA" (Canons Concerning Justification, Canon 33).
So if you want to go the Ecumenical route where 'love' trumps Truth, feel free, but it's not for me.
The martyrs for the faith died for their confession of the faith not to embrace error for the sake of unity.

Rome still holds to the Council of Trent (since the 16th century) designed to squash the Reformation by their man made anathemas and so do true Roman Catholics today if they are true to Mother Church.
Now is that 'loving'?

what I say are of the Spirit and truth of God we are either of the flesh or of the Spirit of God? This is what our final choice is, to believe or not to beleive, thus to be born again of God by the resurrection of God or to stay dead as is what all flesh is notihng more than a dead corpse trying to please others and argue with others by what they do or don't do is nothing more than carnality in a man's way.
Maybe we need to re-read 1 Corinthians and see what Paul was talking to them about? How Paul wanted to give to them the meat of the word God's Love, but they were not ready, because they were still carnal of the flesh so he laid down to them rules and regulations to try to get them to walk as uprightly as possible. And this is waht was needed until they grew up. They could only handle Milk, at that time, yet they did grow up, not in the flesh in the Spirit of God and just loved as they were called to love and refrained by theSpirit of God from doing all te wrong things they were doiing to others and each other, arguing over things that kept them from knowing the truth of God's amazing salvation delivered to all in and through the cross.
New life comes from God and the proof of this is in the resurrection of Christ, after the death took away the sin of the world from Father's viewpoint that is. So Father today can raise me, you you and you, no matter what place they go to to wroship from the dead flesh that we were born with here on earth, and be alive in the Spirit of God as is what God's complete purpose is. To restore us all by beleif in God thorugh the Son, the way, the truthandthe new life here and now in God the Father of Christ now our Father as well.
Love you Crossnote the love of God is so deep and let's both fall into this deep love and get lost in it okay wow!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[crossnote]

Well Homeward,
Guess we are on different frequencies. I haven't found any where in Scripture where Jesus' love went so far that He coddled or cuddled false teaching, nor did Paul, Peter, John, James or Jude. But it seems with you (I may be wrong and correct me if so) it looks like 'love' tolerates it all.

 

[thecreationtutor]

Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29for our God is a consuming fire. heb 12:28-19

 

[thecreationtutor]

Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29for our God is a consuming fire. heb 12:28-19

God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. Psalm 7:11

 

[MaggieMye]

according to a report from Vatican Radio.....

Pope Francis rocked some religious and atheist minds today when he declared that everyone was redeemed through Jesus, including atheists. During his homily at Wednesday Mass in Rome, Francis emphasized the importance of “doing good” as a principle that unites all humanity, and a “culture of encounter”to support peace. Using scripture from the Gospel of Mark, Pope Francis explained how upset Jesus’ disciples were that someone outside their group was doing good, according to a report from Vatican Radio. “They complain,” the Pope said in his homily, because they say, “If he is not one of us, he cannot do good. If he is not of our party, he cannot do good.” And Jesus corrects them: “Do not hinder him, he says, let him do good.”

see rest of report here

See how the Pope has twisted Scripture...it appears this is the part that he has based his story on....

Mar 9:38 Now John answered Him, saying, "Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us."
Mar 9:39 But Jesus said, "Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me.
Mar 9:40 For he who is not against us is on our side.

Interesting to see comments from Catholics what they have to say to this.

I wonder if Pope Frances has read the entire Bible....cuz he is SO, SO WRONG.

 

[homwardbound]

Well Homeward,
Guess we are on different frequencies. I haven't found any where in Scripture where Jesus' love went so far that He coddled or cuddled false teaching, nor did Paul, Peter, John, James or Jude. But it seems with you (I may be wrong and correct me if so) it looks like 'love' tolerates it all.

God's type of love is differant from this world's type
[h=3]Romans 2:4[/h]New International Version (NIV)

[SUP]4 [/SUP]Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?


[h=3]Romans 14:1-4[/h]New International Version (NIV)

[h=3]The Weak and the Strong[/h]14 Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. [SUP]2 [/SUP]One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. [SUP]3 [/SUP]The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. [SUP]4 [/SUP]Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.

Please look at the person not the denomination. All denominations are mixed with truth and error. Now for you going to a Caholic church is not good because of the leaders, okay so you do not go okay. Now if another wants to go who are we to stop them Read all of Romans 14 and please see it further than just talking aobut food.
It goes much deeper than that today. It just so happens is that was the issue at that time
And see where Paul said and also said after, and this includes places of worship or anywhere one goes
Romans 14:10-26

[SUP]10 [/SUP] You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. [SUP]11 [/SUP]It is written:
“‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will acknowledge God.’”


[SUP]12 [/SUP]So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

[SUP]13 [/SUP]Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. [SUP]14 [/SUP]I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean. [SUP]15 [/SUP]If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died. [SUP]16 [/SUP]Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil. [SUP]17 [/SUP]For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, [SUP]18 [/SUP]because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.

[SUP]19 [/SUP]Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. [SUP]20 [/SUP]Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. [SUP]21 [/SUP]It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.

[SUP]22 [/SUP]So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. [SUP]23 [/SUP]But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.
Please do not limit these passages as just about foodas so many do, ask inside yuorself for the truth please.