Rather, the real Jew is the person who is a Jew on the inside, that is, whose heart has been circumcised, and this is the work of God's Spirit, not of the written Law. Such a person receives praise from God, not from human beings. Romans 2:29 GNTD
No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God. Romans 2:29 NIVUK
The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand. … So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling-block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean. If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died. Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval. Romans 14:3-4, 12-18 NIVUK
The person who will eat anything is not to despise the one who doesn't; while the one who eats only vegetables is not to pass judgment on the one who will eat anything; for God has accepted that person. Who are you to judge the servants of someone else? It is their own Master who will decide whether they succeed or fail. And they will succeed, because the Lord is able to make them succeed. Every one of us, then, will have to give an account to God. My union with the Lord Jesus makes me certain that no food is of itself ritually unclean; but if you believe that some food is unclean, then it becomes unclean for you. If you hurt others because of something you eat, then you are no longer acting from love. Do not let the food that you eat ruin the person for whom Christ died! Do not let what you regard as good get a bad name. For God's Kingdom is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of the righteousness, peace, and joy which the Holy Spirit gives. And when you serve Christ in this way, you please God and are approved by others. Romans 14:3-4, 12, 14-18 GNTD
The real people of God, are so because
the heart of them, the inside, is trimmed clean -
the work of God's Breath/Word within them was
not written words, just on the outside, skin.
And strange to say, that this person gets praise -
from where they are a-look-King God himself,
not from who looks to them, they help their gaze
to see right through them, to the source of health.
This person with the spirit of the God
of all creative breath, & kiss, and word,
will not be judging people, since they're not
that God, and weirdly, they have also heard
that God himself is willing to accept
a person who is hanging out with his
own boy, who has the power of life, who kept
on learning from his Father 'bout the biz
'nus that his Father started up at first
in planting that first garden, with its fruit
for his children to eat till they might burst,
abundant life, with room to bud and shoot.
And we must stand, like that first pair before
our Father who's the gardener of all,
and not be judging others less (or more)
for that is not our job yet, or our call.
Our job's to care and help the garden grow,
well knowing ev'ry plant is diff'rent too.
The Goodness, Thriving, Joy of God will show
God's spirit pleased with us, and what we do.
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