No matter what accomplishments believers may achieve in this world, Jesus will always be better and worth it.

Paul points to Jesus as the example we are to follow in loving our eternal family.  We may disagree on some small things but we are followers of Christ Jesus and we should follow His example in accepting one another … just as Jesus has accepted us. 

Enjoy your lives as Christians; enjoy sweet fellowship with each other, and break bread together.

There is coming a day when we will stand before God’s Judgment Seat for our works to be evaluated.  On that day, there will be no excuses for what we should have done.

The Word of God ought to be such a thing for every believer that they love and delight in it and seek to do all that it asks of them.

Legalism is a destructive distortion of Biblical Christianity.  Legalism hinders the freedom grace gives and makes minor matters the “test” of true spirituality.  For the strong believer, freedom is not to become a stumbling block to the weaker believer.  Nor is the weaker Christian to pass judgment on matters of opinion regarding Christian liberties.

Every believer needs to live their lives with a degree of anticipation and expectation of the Lord’s return and in fervent effort of obedience in preparation for that day.

The goal for each one of us should be verse 8, owe nothing to anyone except to love one another.

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