Promoting One Another

This thirty-eighth message from Romans commands believers to be promoting each other. (1) to ASSIST them by lovingly deciding not to judge one another, regarding questionable practices. Paul declared with confidence that although nothing is unclean in itself, the loving thing to do was to avoid making a brother stumble. (2) to AVOID letting a good thing be evil spoken of (reviled), they were to set an example for others by being accountable, using God's authority justly and assisting Christ for God's pleasure. Only pursue those things that make for peace and edify others. And (3) they were to ASCERTAIN the needs of those around them with the priority of not doing anything that causes stumbling and by clearing up the perplexity regarding the firm conviction of faith and the uncertain condemnation of doubt.