PENnED

November 8, 2011

Read: Romans 14:13-19

Although “the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,” Christians have quarreled over the issue of what or what not to eat or drink. What I find interesting is how the Apostle began in this chapter: “¹ Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. ² One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. “

In my experience, it is often the “weak” that judges the “strong”(?) for eating and drinking what the former believes to be bawal (Tagalog for “forbidden”). But in the end, it is the “strong” in faith that are expected to give way. It sounds unfair, but it makes sense—it is the strong, who thinks broadly, that can understand a weak sister or brother.

If you are strong, carry the weak.