40 Days in the Community. Week 3 Chosen to Fellowship Together.
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40 Days in the Community
40 Days in the Community
Week 3Chosen to Fellowship
Together
1. Unity of the Body is created by Christ
Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do
not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and
each member belongs to all the others.
Rom. 12.4-5
Unity of the Body is created by Christ
Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all
have the same function, so
in Christ we who are many form one body, and each
member belongs to all the others
Rom. 12.4-5
2. Love of the Body is commanded
by Christ
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honour one another above yourselves.
Rom. 12:10
2. Love of the Body is commanded
by Christ
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honour one another above yourselves.
Rom. 12:10
Keep on loving each other as brothers (Heb.13:1)
Love one another deeply from the heart (1Pet.1:22)
WHY LOVE AND HONOUR ONE ANOTHER?
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father
loves the child as well.1 Jn.5:1
3. Criticism of the Body is offensive
to Christ
Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or
obstacle in your brother’s way. Rom. 14:13
STRONG - in faith = confident in Christian liberty
WEAK - in faith = uncertain in Christian liberty
STRONG - in faith = confident in Christian liberty
WEAK - in faith = uncertain in Christian liberty
GENTILES - food offered to idols?
JEWS - holy days?
STRONG - in faith = confident in Christian liberty
WEAK - in faith = uncertain in Christian liberty
GENTILES - food offered to idols?
JEWS - holy days?
STRONG - in faith = confident in Christian liberty
WEAK - in faith = uncertain in Christian liberty
GENTILES - food offered to idols?
JEWS - holy days?
4. Paul’s Three Principles
1. Accept one another
Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters Rom.14:1
4. Paul’s Three Principles
2. Avoid stumbling blocks
Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. Rom.14:20
4. Paul’s Three Principles
3. Work hard for unity
Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification Rom.14:19