The Goal of Being a Strong Brother or Sister (TMF:1845)

Friday, May 06, 2022
Peace to Live By: The Goal of Being a Strong Brother or Sister (TMF:1845) - Daniel Litton
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       This section of Scripture begins in talking to the stronger brothers and sisters within the church. The chapter is addressed to them, for Paul says, ““As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him.” That’s the goal of all us, as believers, to become stronger in faith and have less and less restrictions that are based on worry and fear. That’s our goal. God obviously still accepts the weaker brothers and sisters, but we can learn from Paul’s address here that it is the stronger brothers and sisters that we are to strive to be like. That doesn’t mean we immediately push for that, but that should be our ultimate goal. The individual who is strong is the person who doesn’t let things easily offend him or her. The individual is slow to anger like God is. They believe the best about others, and have hope that they are going to become stronger, to become more and more Jesus. We are to welcome weaker believers but not for the purpose of quarreling over opinions, as Paul stated.