Colossians 2:16. "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:" OPINIONS OF OTHERS. There are a number of ways to handle differences of opinion I must consider several things before I decide If I am going to pay attention to what an opinionated person says, Or if the course I am traveling on is the one on which I will abide. If it is the opinion of a new believer or of a child, I will respond differently than if it is one who is mature. When everything is new to a person I will wait awhile, But I won't with someone who just has a bone to chew.
Some people make a religion out of their own "do's and don'ts;" It's a matter of their own personal preference. Often, they insist that everyone follow them or they won't Escape some opinionated verbal sentence. Call them to a halt, do not let them continue To load their superstitions as burdens on others. Give the scriptures as the source of what we do - Don't allow them to stumble the new sisters and brothers.
The people that insist that their own ways be followed May not even be true Christians at all. For them to undermine faith must not be allowed -
They must be stopped before others stumble and fall. Our sufficiency is in Christ, He alone is supreme - In everything done, He alone gives the word. The safety of the saints needs someone to come between - And protect the ones who newly trusted in the Lord.
"Father there a some coming out to these meetings here who have a suspicious background. They don't want the saints to know about them, but they want what they can get from Thy people. Grant Thy servants the wisdom to know how to help them and still not enable them in things that are wrong. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen."