Romans 14b Jesus is Lord of all

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We are notnot called to be be lordslords or judgesjudges over one

another, butbut to blessbless and lift uplift up one another.

Romans 14 1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. 2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. 3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. 4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

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5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. 6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. 7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. 8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.

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9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living.

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God has notnot appointed usus judges over one another; Jesus is Lord of allJesus is Lord of all.

Let us be submissive and obedientsubmissive and obedient servants of God, through the Lord, Jesus Christ.

Our responsibility is to lovelove one another, encourageencourage one another, and build one another upbuild one another up.

Leviticus 25 17 Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God.

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Oppress = to rage against; to do violence; to suppress or maltreat. Strong's Hebrew

Let God be GodLet God be God.Don't try to improvimprove on His Work.

Don't get in His WayHis Way.God is well ablewell able to correct His Own servants.

John 15 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 This is My Commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

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Do you lack joylack joy; are you often sadsad or lonelylonely?

Begin to live your life God's WayGod's Way.

Love as JesusJesus loves -- selflesslyselflessly.

He gave Himselfgave Himself for us.

Ephesians 4 1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthywalk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowlinesslowliness and meeknessmeekness, with longsufferinglongsuffering, forbearingforbearing one another in lovein love; 3 Endeavoring to keep the keep the unityunity of the Spirit in the bond of peacepeace.

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What does a worthyworthy Christian walk look like?

Text: 10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought set at nought (despise or look down on) thy brother? for we shall all stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ.

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Too many Christians are harshly criticalharshly critical of people, and thinkthink they are doing rightright in God's sight.

It ain't soIt ain't so!!We are not called to be meanbe mean to people, but good.

Galatians 5 22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

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We are not callednot called to put one another down, but rather to build one another upbuild one another up, and

encourageencourage one another.

Luke 6 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

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If we grant mercygrant mercy, mercy shall be granted unto usunto us.

Luke 6 31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Matthew 6 12-15 And forgive us our debts, as weas we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever. Amen. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will alsowill also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neitherneither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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When Christians sinChristians sin after we are saved, we will be chastisedchastised by our Lord to bring usbring us to repentance.

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The chastisement will continuecontinue until we are forgiven.

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neitherneither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Matthew 6:15

We will all pay for unforgiven sins in this lifein this life.

To hold a grudgegrudge is to keep on payingpaying as long as we live, and the sins just keep piling uppiling up.

Rom 14:10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought (despise or look down on) thy brother? for we shall all stand before the we shall all stand before the Judgment Seat of ChristJudgment Seat of Christ. 11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

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2 Corinthians 5 8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 9 Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be acceptedbe accepted of Him. 10 For we must all appearall appear before the Judge-ment Seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

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1 Corinthians 3 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. 14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a he shall receive a rewardreward. 15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall he shall suffer losssuffer loss: but he himself shall be savedhe himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

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Only ChristiansOnly Christians will be at the Judgment Seat of Christ, and we aren'taren't there to be judged saved or lostsaved or lost.

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Or to suffer losssuffer loss of rewards,We are there to receivereceive our rewards,

According to the way we livedwe lived as Christians.

Wood, hay, stubble are the worksworks we have done in our own strengthown strength and our own wisdomown wisdom.

They tend to betend to be proud, harsh, and impatient.

Burned upBurned up in fire of Judgment.

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Gold, silver, precious stones are those works we didworks we did by the LeadershipLeadership and PowerPower of the Holy Ghost.

Humble, Meek, PatientHumble, Meek, PatientThese will survivesurvive the fires of judgment, and for

them we will receive rewardreceive reward.

To sum it upTo sum it up:

All ChristiansAll Christians will be judged by Jesus Christ,

and no Christianno Christian is set above another to judge him.

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We are all the servantsservants of the Lord, Jesus Christ; to our own own

MasterMaster we stand or fall.

He holds usholds us, and though we stumble, we shall notshall not

be cast down.