1 Chronicles 11, 1 Chronicles 12: 1-22, Romans 14: 19-23, Romans 15: 1-13, Psalm 115: 12-18
Romans 15: 5-7 (ESV)
“May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to
live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that
together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory
of God.”
Verses 5 through 7 from Romans 15 shows us Paul’s advice on
how to live with people for those who have faith in Jesus Christ. Paul tells us
that we need to live in harmony with each other, and to help us we have a God
who will give us endurance and encouragement to live with people. Paul’s hope
is if we get along with everyone, we will together glorify God. Paul tells us
to look to the example of how Christ welcomed people who came up to him. Christ
was kind to everyone who came up and wanted healing or who greeted him. If we look
to how Christ behaved with new people, we have a perfect example of how to live
with one another. Christ gave us a great example of how to behave and live in the world. Jesus
was always kind to everyone and treated everyone as an equal. He did not look
down on those who were lowly or cast off from society. He even made the tax
collector Matthew his disciple, even when tax collectors for the Romans were
the most despised people in Jewish society. If we can emulate Christ in our
behavior, we will give glory to God.
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