Romans 14:8-9
8If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.h
9Christ died and rose again for this very purpose—to be Lord both of the living and of the dead.
8If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.h
9Christ died and rose again for this very purpose—to be Lord both of the living and of the dead.
Romans 14 addresses the tension between believers with differing convictions on matters the gospel does not define as sin or righteousness. Paul calls the strong in faith to welcome the weak without contempt, and the weak to refrain from judging the strong. The chapter pivots on
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