ROMANS 15
A debt to the weak (1–6). The strong must bear the weak and help them grow, and that takes love and patience. If we live to please ourselves, we will not follow the example of Christ who lived to please the Father and help others.
A debt to the lost (7–21). God saved the Jews so that they might reach the Gentiles and lead them in praising the Lord. God has saved us so that we might win others. We have a debt to pay (
A debt to Israel (22–33). The Gentiles are indebted to the Jews (
“To consider persons and events and situations only in the light of their effect upon myself is to live on the doorstep of hell.”
Thomas Merton