In the body of Christ, loving acceptance of others is a vital aspect of community, as seen in Romans 15:7, where believers are called to accept one another. The apostle Paul teaches in Romans 14:1-4 that we should not judge others for their differences, but rather focus on our own relationship with God. Jesus' teaching in Luke 6:37 also emphasizes the importance of not judging others, while Romans 2:11 reminds us that God shows no favoritism. By embracing one another in love and humility, as described in Romans 15:5-7, we reflect the character of our gracious God.
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Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions. For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables. The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him. Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
“Do not judge, or you will be judged. For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.