Rm15:14I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another. 15But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder [to remind you of them again], because of the grace given me by God 16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of [proclaiming] the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be [Gentiles might become an offering] acceptable [to God], sanctified5 by the Holy Spirit. 17In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud of [glory in] my work for God. 18For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience [to God]--by word and deed, 19by 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 [proclaimed] the gospel of Christ; - ESV
Rm15:29I know that when I come to
you I will come in the fullness of the blessing
of Christ. - ESV
Rm15:1We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of
the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2Let each of us please his
neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3For Christ did not please
himself, but as it is written, "The reproaches [insults] of those who reproached you
fell on me." 4For 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. 5May the God of
[who gives] endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony
[unity] with one another,
in accord with [as you follow] Christ Jesus, 6that together you may with one
[heart and] voice
glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7Therefore
welcome [accept] one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of [to
bring praise to] God. - ESV
Rm12:3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of
yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober
judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given
you. 4Just
as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have
the same function, 5so in Christ we who are many form one body, and
each member belongs to all the others. 6We have different gifts,
according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it
in proportion to his faith. 7If
it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him
teach; 8if
it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of
others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently;
if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. - NIV
5 - Sanctify: to free from sin, purify, and set apart for a
sacred purpose. ^
Challenge: True Life