Romans 14:10 You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
The context from which today’s verse was taken was over disputes within the Church regarding things that divided the members. They had differing convictions and it divided them into two overall groups that considered themselves strong versus weak.
The weak in faith had strong conviction over their views of meat previously sacrificed to idols and they maintained strict dietary restrictions and held specific holy days. The strong in faith understood that in Christ, these strict dietary laws were no longer necessary
The weak looked at the strong and judged them as sinners. The strong looked at the week and treated them with contempt. And all of this caused division in the body and disrupted fellowship and worship. Paul reminded them all that they were not to be judging others, especially not their fellow brethren. It was inappropriate for them to do this because they were usurping the role of Christ when doing so.
Christ alone is the ultimate judge. Human judgment of fellow believers should not take place today any more than it was allowed then. Paul’s reminder was that judging someone else’s personal convictions was them trying to take over the role that belongs exclusively to God.
As believers we all need to remember that each one of us will stand before God for judgement. None of us will escape Judgement Day so remember that before passing any type of judgement on others.
Prayer: Lord, Let me glorify You with my life and lift up my brothers and sisters instead of passing judgement on them. You alone are worthy to judge and I humbly bow before You in submission. Amen
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