📖 We who are strong [in our convictions and of robust faith] ought to bear with the failings and the frailties and the tender scruples of the weak; [we ought to help carry the doubts and qualms of others] and not to please ourselves.
Let each one of us make it a practice to please (make happy) his neighbor for his good and for his true welfare, to edify him [to strengthen him and build him up spiritually].
For Christ did not please Himself [gave no thought to His own interests]; but, as it is written, The reproaches and abuses of those who reproached and abused you fell on Me.
For whatever was thus written in former days was written for our instruction, that by [our steadfast and patient] endurance and the encouragement [drawn] from the Scriptures we might hold fast to and cherish hope.
—Romans 15:1-4 AMPC
God does not expect us to live only for ourselves. We are to be a blessing to humanity. One of the responsibilities that we must embrace as believers is to help weaker believers get stronger. We build our brothers and our sisters up spiritually. We should embrace the challenge of turning doubt into faith or unbelief into belief. We are all endeavoring to go from glory to glory. We are all at different places in our faith walk. Many times, we don't excel on our own. There are times we need help from fellow believers. We all need encouragement at some point. It is always good to have a support system. There are times when we help carry the doubts and qualms of others, and there are times when someone may carry ours. The bottom line is that we shouldn’t just live for ourselves. We shouldn’t just live to enjoy our own interests. We are here to be a blessing. We are the light of the world. We are the salt of the earth. We are to be an example to the believer.
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