In Romans 14, the Apostle Paul tells the church that community is an essential part of the life of faith. Community is something that God had in the plans from the very beginning and it is something that each of us need in order to grow and maintain a strong faith. But sometimes our natural self gets in the way. Paul warns the church in his letter to be careful that they do not measure people's worth in the family of faith based on their own perspective or what level they feel the other person has reached in their faith. Like a fruit tree needs another tree close by to pollinate, every Christian needs another Christian near to help them grow and produce the fruit of God in our lives. Its important that they are close enough that our roots can intertwine and support each other through the storms, but we must have our own space or else one will choke the other out. A fruit tree will never work to produce fruit on another tree, it can't! In the same way, one Christian cannot produce fruit in the life of another Christian. Only God can do that. When we encounter another person's faith, we must make sure we act as an encourager and not an enforcer! We lead through serving!