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Intro
Series - Studies On The Book Of Romans
This Part - Romans 14.1 - 15.13
Review - Romans 12-13
The goal of Christian living is worship and service of God.
This is the will of God for our lives as Christians.
The means of our service is through -
spiritual gifts
Christian virtues - the fruit of the Spirit
submission to authority
The two guiding principles of Christian living are -
the obligation to love one another
the anticipation of our salvation - the Lord’s return
This Part
Paul addresses the relationship between the strong and the weak Christians -
their differences in practices and lifestyle
the principles that should guide their relationship as brethren in Christ
The issues on hand -
the food they eat
the days they observe
Paul’s Admonitions
Receive the one who is weak in the faith
Pursue things that bring peace and edification
Be of the same mind toward one another
Receive the one who is weak in the faith.
Romans 14:1 (NKJV)
1 Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things.
Do not question the faith of the weak Christian!
Who is strong, and who is weak?
weak because of their conscience - they cannot get past the idea that their diet is no longer restricted by regulations of the law
they are mostly Jews
Why not? (question the weak one’s faith)
we are all servants of God
all of us stands and falls to our Master
some things (like food and days) can be decided based on personal conviction
these are not doctrines
The Lordship of Christ is the common ground of both Jews and Gentiles
WHAT’S THE POINT?
The church must make space for the weak ones who, despite their scruples, come to church and participate in worship
the church how much we can tolerate the weakness of the weak ones
Pursue things that bring peace and edification.
Romans 14:19 (NKJV)
19 Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.
On the other hand, the strong ones must carefully consider their actions
Paul’s conviction is - food is neither clean nor unclean of itself
those who eat all meat should not do so without regard to the weak ones
not eating certain food for the sake of the weak is also an act of service
Eating and drinking is also an act of faith
The strong should bear with the weakness of the weak ones
WHAT’S THE POINT?
Peace and edification in the church depend on the strong ones - how they receive and bear with the weak ones.
Be of the same mind toward one another
like-minded = to think the same way
like-mindedness takes effort
be patient
be comforted in the promises of God
Receive one another
Christ ministered both to the Jews and Gentiles
WHAT’S THE POINT?
Arriving at like-mindedness wampng the strong and the weak can do many things
Lessen the problems in the ministry
unite everyone to achieve goals
glorify God
Conclusion
Paul‘s admonitions bring to light one of the most important characteristics of the Gospel -
that it is for both the Jews and Gentiles
that it’s purpose is to make one new human race from Jews and Gentiles together
the new creation is most important in the gospel
that the gospel treats Jews and Gentiles alike - none is lesser or greater in the kingdom of God!
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