Today’s Devotion
Topic: Helping Each Other Stand (Self Assessment)
This is a great Saturday. A perfect atmosphere for the study of the Word and meditation. Kindly read the passage below and share the revelations the Holy Spirit gives you with us.
Text: Romans 15: 1-3, 5-6
1 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. 3 For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
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.
Questions:
- According to verse 1, believers who are strong ought to bear with the failings of those who are weak. With other references from the bible, who will you describe as a Strong or Weak believer?
- In what practical ways can a strong believer bear with the failings of the weak?
- Verses 2 and 3 encourage us to live to please our neighbours for their good, to build them up. Explain how we can do that without living a double standard life that seeks to please others and not God.
- Can a strong believer today become a weak believer tomorrow and vice versa? What are the conditions that can make that possible?
- Galatians 6: 1 says “if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted”. In what ways can a strong believer trying to help a weaker one fall into temptation? How can this strong believer watch himself to prevent this from happening?
- In verse 5, Paul prays that God gives us the same attitude of mind towards that which Christ had. Why is this essential for the church of God?
- What have you learnt from today’s study?
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