Build Up One Another

In Romans 14, Paul is dealing with the life that exists within the fellowship of the saints and the conflict that arises between the weak and the strong. Conflict is a natural result when you have any plurality of humans functioning together. Sometimes those who are strong feel the need to exercise their liberty - and in doing so offend the weak - which creates conflict, disrupts unity, and undermines the testimony of the local church. In Romans 14.13-23, Paul stresses that the strong must be willing to limit their liberty for the sake of the weak.