15:1 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
15:2 Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up.
15:3 For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.
15:5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had,
15:6 so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15:7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
15:8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of Gods truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed
15:9 and, moreover, that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written: Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing the praises of your name.
15:10 Again, it says, Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.
15:11 And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples extol him.
15:12 And again, Isaiah says, The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; in him the Gentiles will hope.
15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
15:14 I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another.
15:15 Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me
15:16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
15:17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
15:18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done
15:19 by the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
15:20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone elses foundation.
15:21 Rather, as it is written: Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.
15:22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
15:23 But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,
15:24 I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.
15:25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the Lords people there.
15:26 For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lords people in Jerusalem.
15:27 They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.
15:28 So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution, I will go to Spain and visit you on the way.
Summary; Our Heavenly Father points out that his plan was always to make other gentile nations feel welcome and to teach about salvation by having a strong faith in Jesus Christ. Paul ministered in the sense that he acted as a priest. As the priest was to offer an acceptable offering. Christian liberty was allowed, not for our pleasure, but for the glory of God, and the good of others.
Closing Prayer; Heavenly Father we thank you for your word in this matter and for your servant Paul, and in our generation we thank you for your patience because this generation is really in trouble, and we also pray that you help your servants straighten out how you want them too. We pray that you will help that get a strong faith and help that has some faith and they realize that you love and accept everyone, and we thank you for that. We pray you and the Holy Spirit will help them understand it. We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Prayer of Salvation: Which is how you ask to become a child of Our Heavenly Father. Lord Jesus, I confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. Please come into my heart as my Lord and Savior. Take complete control of my life and help me to walk in Your footsteps daily by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank you Lord for saving me and I know you will answer my prayers. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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