Romans 14: 15-15: A Ministry To The Gentiles By Paul

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The last few chapters in Romans is specifically concerned with the “weak and the strong.” It deals with the “life and fellowship of the church and the attitudes towards one another (Murray, 172). Paul reveals in Romans 14:1-15:13 a split in the Roman community between the Jewish and Gentile Christians and this is where we can find the central concern in the letter. Romans 15 appeals that Paul is “a minister to the Gentiles” and ultimately demands his readers to press upon Christian love and forbearance. Paul starts off by affirming Jews and Gentiles both unrighteous for their false theology and understanding of justification by faith alone. He goes on into the detail explanation and fullness of the gospel, hitting on man’s depravity and freedom

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