There are also those things that Paul called *disputable matters*, in Romans 14.
HE never demanded lockstep adherence to ALL of the apostles teachings. He allowed for matters of conscience to play a role in how a Christian is supposed to live.
The problem comes in when there is such legalism that some person or group of people decide what Scripture says and then decide then demand that EVERYONE do it their way or else.
Much like the Catholic church does, not to mention many cults that arise.
It’s interesting, ironic, and hypocritical of Catholics to demand of others what they allow for themselves.
They allow for varying opinions on what they consider the non-essentials of their faith, and yet hold *Prots* to the standard of lockstep adherence to ALL points of doctrine no matter how small or they use it to try to discredit relying on Scripture alone.
Well, in that case, they have just invalidated any Catholic teaching over which there is disagreement as well.
I've read something like that... somewhere... sometime...
Romans 14:21-23
It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother stumbles. The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.
I used to work with a fella that just rubbed me the wrong way.
Nothing major; just somethings that he did bugged me.
After trying to figger out a way to get along better with him; I found that the idiosyncrasies he had were also found in ME!
I was really being upset with myself and MY shortcomings!