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For instance, don’t argue with him about whether or not to eat meat that has been offered to idols. You may believe there is no harm in this, but the faith of others is weaker; they think it is wrong and will go without any meat at all and eat vegetables rather than eat that kind of meat. Those who think it is all right to eat such meat must not look down on those who won’t. And if you are one of those who won’t, don’t find fault with those who do. For God has accepted them to be his children. They are God’s servants, not yours. They are responsible to him, not to you. Let him tell them whether they are right or wrong. And God is able to make them do as they should.

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One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.(A) The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt(B) the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge(C) the one who does, for God has accepted them. Who are you to judge someone else’s servant?(D) To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.

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