Rom 15:2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
Rom 15:3 For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."
Rom 15:4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Rom 15:5 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,
We are to be an example to the weak, if the person has a drinking problem, then dont drink a glass of wine or beer in front of them. Paul asks us instead to build these people up in a positive way, to help them get back up when they stumble or are in deep pain. I'm sure you can think of someone you can call when you are struggling.
Rom 15:19 by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God--so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ;
Rom 15:20 and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation,
Rom 15:21 but as it is written, "Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand."
We live in tough times where Prayer is not allowed in schools, where the gospel is not welcome among certain areas of community and instead has been replaced by the lies of evolution called darwinism, atheism,agnosticism etc. Due to this, people will not be exposed to the gospel but there is hope that somehow someway their eyes will be opened and they will also see the truth. We are fighting a battle of wills here to get people to experience salvation and one day we will win and we are asked to continously rejoice. Tomorrow is the last chapter in this Romans Series and I do hope you have been blessed so far.
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