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This was an interesting topic. There is tons of information in the Bible, as well as in commentaries. There wasn’t that much in our text book that pertained to this passage of reading, Romans 14 – 15:13. The only thing Gundry (2012 p. 444) had to say on this topic of weak versus strong Christians was, “Paul indicates that believers must allow one another freedom to differ on ritual questions so long as damage is not done to weaker, uninformed people.” You can say that in a nutshell that is important, but there is so much more information to glean from those Scriptures and what Paul was trying to teach us.
Romans 14 – 15:13 tries to balance the contradiction of Christian freedom and responsibility. When you think about it, that really covers a lot. I like what the Holman New Testament Commentary wrote as the main idea: “Unity in the body …show more content…
As Jesus laid down his life for believers, we should lay down our freedom for those people for whom he died (2 Cor. 5:13-14; 1 John 3:16). Are we supposed to be our brothers’ keeper? I believe so. On this site called, “My Utmost for His Highest,” on February of this year there was a little devotional that touches on this exact topic of being your brothers’ keeper. These topics are from Oswald Chambers.
Has it ever dawned on you that you are responsible spiritually to God for other people? For instance, if I allow any turning away from God in my private life, everyone around me suffers. We “sit together in the heavenly places…” (Ephesians 2:6). “If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it…” (1 Corinthians 12:26). If you allow physical selfishness, mental carelessness, moral insensitivity, or spiritual weakness, everyone in contact with you will suffer. But you ask, “Who is sufficient to be able to live up to such a lofty standard?” “Our sufficiency is from God…” and God alone (2 Corinthians
This was an interesting topic. There is tons of information in the Bible, as well as in commentaries. There wasn’t that much in our text book that pertained to this passage of reading, Romans 14 – 15:13. The only thing Gundry (2012 p. 444) had to say on this topic of weak versus strong Christians was, “Paul indicates that believers must allow one another freedom to differ on ritual questions so long as damage is not done to weaker, uninformed people.” You can say that in a nutshell that is important, but there is so much more information to glean from those Scriptures and what Paul was trying to teach us.
Romans 14 – 15:13 tries to balance the contradiction of Christian freedom and responsibility. When you think about it, that really covers a lot. I like what the Holman New Testament Commentary wrote as the main idea: “Unity in the body …show more content…
As Jesus laid down his life for believers, we should lay down our freedom for those people for whom he died (2 Cor. 5:13-14; 1 John 3:16). Are we supposed to be our brothers’ keeper? I believe so. On this site called, “My Utmost for His Highest,” on February of this year there was a little devotional that touches on this exact topic of being your brothers’ keeper. These topics are from Oswald Chambers.
Has it ever dawned on you that you are responsible spiritually to God for other people? For instance, if I allow any turning away from God in my private life, everyone around me suffers. We “sit together in the heavenly places…” (Ephesians 2:6). “If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it…” (1 Corinthians 12:26). If you allow physical selfishness, mental carelessness, moral insensitivity, or spiritual weakness, everyone in contact with you will suffer. But you ask, “Who is sufficient to be able to live up to such a lofty standard?” “Our sufficiency is from God…” and God alone (2 Corinthians