Answer: “One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written: ‘As I live, says the LORD, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.’ So then each of us shall give account of himself to God” (Romans 14:5-12, NKJV).
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” (Matthew 7:21-23, NKJV).
“Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness” (1 John 3:4, NIV).
This is a very important question and one that needs much clarification. First, according to Romans 14 we should not judge one another in the faith or treat people unfairly because of what they believe. This is discrimination. At the same time, according to Romans 14:5, Matthew 7:21-23, and 1 John 3:4, we need to give enough biblical evidence to fully persuade people of the truth of the Bible because many will be lost who thought they were following Jesus, but who were breaking His law. When we look at the evidence of the law of God being changed by man, we are directed to the Catholic church because it is the only church on earth today who claims to have the power and authority to change God’s law. By saying this we do not discriminate against the Catholic church, but simply state what it actually claims. These are facts affirmed by the Catholic church to this day. We also need to clarify that by pointing out this attempt to change God’s law we are not talking about Catholics as individuals. We are speaking about an institution. We are not speaking of people but rather a political-religious system. In the end the Catholic church gets more attention because it makes higher claims to religious authority and power than any other church on earth.
