Questions for Discussion & Application
- What questions do you have about today’s passage?
- How could something that you feel the freedom to enjoy actually cause your brother to stumble?
- What examples can you give of such freedoms?
- Read Romans 14:19; why is this verse a good filter for the many decisions we face in church life? How is this verse countercultural?
- Read Romans 15:5-6; what is the substance of Paul’s prayer in these verses? How can we pray this prayer for our own church family and seek to live this out?
- In Romans 15:7, what motivates us to accept one another?
- In Romans 15:9-12, what scriptures does Paul list? Why does Paul mention all of these passages from the Old Testament?
