Apostle Paul gives three valuable directives in Romans 14. Instead of shunning people who disagree we should accept them and avoid being a stumbling block. But it is also important to have a personal conviction. In this section of the lecture "Real Churches Disarm Disputes" Richard Thompson:

- talks about his brother and debates they had after they became Christians;

- shares his personal conviction about drinking alcoholic beverages;

- tells a story of a devout Christian who was concerned about drunkenness of Irish society;

- reads a statement from a book about Abraham Lincoln;

- quotes John Chrysostom.