Romans 14

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Paul is talking of two groups of Jewish Christians. He is admonishing those Jewish Christians that have completely converted and turned away from all the Mosaic restrictions to go easy on those that have converted to Christianity but still are hesitant to change the dietary and purification rituals.

He knows that we are weak and have a little trouble letting go of old customs. Since they don’t restrict our Christian practice, there is no harm in letting them cling to these old laws.
 
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Here we see that one can observe theoldlaw without sinning. But didn’t the council of Florence treach that keeping the old law is a mortal sin?
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Hi, Psychic!

I think that you are confusing tolerance of those who are weak in the Faith with authorizing Christians to observe the Mosaic Law.

Read Romans 14 in light of 1 Corinthians 9:19-23:

19 For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more. 20 And I became to the Jews a Jew, that I might gain the Jews: 21 To them that are under the law, as if I were under the law, (whereas myself was not under the law), that I might gain them that were under the law. To them that were without the law, as if I were without the law, (whereas I was not without the law of God, but was in the law of Christ), that I might gain them that were without the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I might save all. 23 And I do all things for the gospel’s sake, that I may be made partaker thereof.

Also, please note what Paul says about returning to the Mosaic Law:

You are made void of Christ, you who are justified in the law: you are fallen from grace. (Galatians 5:4–DRV)

Maran atha!

Angel
 
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