Paul urges the believers to prefer the other instead of prioritizing our own preferences for the sake of the unity and witness of the Church. Our actions and attitudes surrounding the non-essentials of the faith can either build up or tear down our neighbors both inside and outside of the church.

Paul again holds love for one another and “the other” as the defining feature of the Church but then adds this bracing support for how we can endure as a loving community. The hope of Christ’s return fuels the loving community.

Paul again holds love for one another and “the other” as the defining feature of the Church but then adds this bracing support for how we can endure as a loving community. The hope of Christ’s return fuels the loving community.

In a world that can be hostile to our beliefs and faith, how are the people of God called to live? In Romans 12:14-21 Paul calls the people of God to two difficult commands: pursue hospitality and never pursue hostility.

In a world that can be hostile to our beliefs and faith, how are the people of God called to live? In Romans 12:14-21 Paul calls the people of God to two difficult commands: pursue hospitality and never pursue hostility.

Self-giving commitment to the needs of the other is the norm for relationships within the Church because we are born of God and God is love.