The spirit of unity. The end of chapter 14 is continued here at the beginning of chapter 15.
What a tough job Paul must have had. He not only needed to convince the hard-line Jews that their messiah had already come, but he had to convince the gentiles that they needed the Lord. He not only needed to brave this challenge, he also needed to get these two groups together and commingle them in peace. Now THAT is some serious mediation skills. (of course, he wasn't doing it but the Lord through him.)
Now, fast forward and see how we've broken down. Catholics can't get along with baptists, this denomination can't get along with that, it is pretty sad. We all believe that Christ is Lord. It really should be that simple. Stop judging doctrine and start loving one another in Christ. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water comes to mind.
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