Oct. 11, 2026

“A Loving Dispute”

Romans 14:1-4
Central Idea: Believers are to lovingly accept one another, even
when there are differences of opinion.
I. Solution (1)
•“Now” - ______________ this chapter to what has preceded it
•“accept the one who is weak in faith”
•“accept” - _______________
•strong sense of ______________, welcoming into your ______
•“the one who is weak in faith” = __________ Christians
•“weak” - do not yet understand/practice ____________ in Christ
•conscience won’t let them do certain things the Bible ________
•life under the ______ Covenant vs. the ______ Covenant
•[“strong”] (15:1) — ________ identifies with the strong & they
have a _________ understanding of their freedom in Christ.
•“but not for the purpose of passing judgment” - ______________
•“judgment” - “to decide between” = ___________ or _________
•“opinions” _____________ - issues on which Scripture is _______
II. Problem (2-3a)
A. Diets (2)
•Mark 7:14-23
•Acts 10
B. Attitudes (3a)
1. Strong: don’t have contempt for the weak - _______________
•“contempt” - regard as nothing, _____________ or of no value
2. Weak: don’t judge the strong - _______________
•“judge” - to _____________ the behavior as unacceptable
III. Reasons (3b-4)
A. God accepts the strong (& the weak) (3b)
•Are you ____________ than God?: God has accepted them, how
can I possibly do anything _______?
B. Don’t judge another’s servant (4)
•Who put you in ___________?
•The other Christian, whether weak or strong, doesn't answer
to ______. He answers to God.
Application:
1. If I am weak: “Have I been ___________ of judging others?”
•Judging is _____________ my views on another.