Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible recap.

If you're doing our New Testament plan, today we finished our 11th book and if you're

doing a whole Bible, we've finished book number 50.

Yesterday we finished up with Paul telling us what it looks like to love each other well

and today he opens by continuing that line of thought.

He reminds us that there's room for a lot of different personal opinions and preferences

in the body of Christ and that we shouldn't give each other grief over those differences.

Coraling can provoke feelings of superiority and inferiority.

It incites our flesh and promotes pride.

It brings more division than unity.

When it comes to your own convictions, walk according to how the Spirit directs you,

but trust the Spirit to guide other people in their convictions as well.

They may be at a different part of the journey than you are and that's okay.

God is sovereign over their steps too.

Verse 4 reminds us that God is the one who upholds us and sustains our obedience.

Ultimately when it comes to the non-essentials in life, even the religious aspects of life,

Paul says it's better to agree to disagree than to argue and try to prove your point.

The time when we should be concerned with another believer's actions is when our actions

are tripping them up.

Serve your brothers and sisters well by your actions.

If you have to lay down some rights and preferences for them, that's okay.

Love is a good reason to pivot.

...