The Law of Liberty
(Matthew 7:1–6; Luke 6:37–42)

1But him that is weak in the faith receive ye, yet not for decisions of scruples. 2One believes that he may eat all things; but he that is weak eats herbs. 3Let not him that eats despise him that eats not; and let not him that does not eat despise him that eats; for God received him. 4Who are you that judge another's servant? To his own lord he stands or falls. But he shall be made to stand; for the Lord is able to make him stand.

5One man, indeed, esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each one be fully convinced in his own mind. 6He that regards the day regards it to the Lord; and he that eats eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he that eats not, to the Lord he eats not, and gives thanks to God. 7For no one of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. 8For, if we live, we live to the Lord; and, if we die, we die to the Lord: whether we live, therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. 9For to this end Christ died, and lived, that He might be Lord of both dead and living.

10But you?why do you judge your brother? or you also?why do you despise your brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God.

11For it has been written, "As I live, saith the Lord, to Me every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess to God."

12So, then, each one of us shall give account concerning himself to God.

The Law of Love
(1 Corinthians 8:1–13)

13Let us not, therefore, judge one another any more; but judge ye this rather, not to put a stumbling-block, or an occasion of falling, in a brother's way. 14I know, and have been persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: except that to him who accounts anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15For, if because of your food your brother is aggrieved, you are no longer walking in accordance with love. Destroy not with your food him for whom Christ died. 16Let not, therefore, your good be evil spoken of; 17for the Kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18For he that in these things serves Christ, is well-pleasing to God, and approved by men. 19So, then, let us follow after the things productive of peace, and the things that tend to mutual edification. 20Do not, for the sake of food, overthrow the work of God. All things, indeed, are clean; but it is evil to him who eats with offense. 21It is good, neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby your brother stumbles. 22The faith which you have, have to yourself before God. Happy is he that judges not himself in that which he approves. 23And he who doubts is condemned, if he eat, because he eats not of faith; and all that is not of faith is sin.