ACCEPT ONE ANOTHER (2 OF 4)
Scripture: ?Romans 15:1-2, ?Romans 15:4-7, ?Romans 15
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Accept One Another (2 of 4)
Sereis:One Another
Dave Gustavsen
Romans 15:1-7
We are taking four weeks to look at the ''one another'' commands of the New Testament. There are about fifty of them; we're focusing on four big ones. And today we come to the command ''Accept One Another.''
In my lifetime, I cannot remember a time when the people of our country were so divided. Can you? We are suspicious of each other; we love to label each other (''Are you an NFL national anthem protest supporter, or an NFL national anthem protest protester, or do you think it's okay to kneel in protest right before the anthem and then stand up for the actual anthem? Which are you? Because I need to know if you're on my side, or the wrong side). We get into online shouting matches and Twitter wars. We are incredibly divided. On the back of our dollar bill it says E pluribus unum-''In diversity, unity.'' I see all kinds of pluribus; hardly any unum.
Here's the really sad thing: that kind of suspicion and exclusion isn't just happening out in the world; it's happening between Christians!-people who are following-or at least they say they're following the same God; the same Savior. Sometimes it seems like the Christian church is carved up into a million little factions. And they all think they're the right one. And here's what I want us to see today: God really cares about this. And when we understand that, it will radically change how we look at people and how we treat people who are a little different from us.
So...let's read today's passage. Romans chapter 15, verses 5 through 7:
5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, 6 so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. This is the Word of God.
Three things I want us to see from this passag ...
Sereis:One Another
Dave Gustavsen
Romans 15:1-7
We are taking four weeks to look at the ''one another'' commands of the New Testament. There are about fifty of them; we're focusing on four big ones. And today we come to the command ''Accept One Another.''
In my lifetime, I cannot remember a time when the people of our country were so divided. Can you? We are suspicious of each other; we love to label each other (''Are you an NFL national anthem protest supporter, or an NFL national anthem protest protester, or do you think it's okay to kneel in protest right before the anthem and then stand up for the actual anthem? Which are you? Because I need to know if you're on my side, or the wrong side). We get into online shouting matches and Twitter wars. We are incredibly divided. On the back of our dollar bill it says E pluribus unum-''In diversity, unity.'' I see all kinds of pluribus; hardly any unum.
Here's the really sad thing: that kind of suspicion and exclusion isn't just happening out in the world; it's happening between Christians!-people who are following-or at least they say they're following the same God; the same Savior. Sometimes it seems like the Christian church is carved up into a million little factions. And they all think they're the right one. And here's what I want us to see today: God really cares about this. And when we understand that, it will radically change how we look at people and how we treat people who are a little different from us.
So...let's read today's passage. Romans chapter 15, verses 5 through 7:
5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, 6 so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. This is the Word of God.
Three things I want us to see from this passag ...
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