Romans 14. The church in Rome consisted of fellowships and families dedicated to Christ, some of which were Gentile in origin, and others Jewish, and others Gentiles who had been associated with Judaism before accepting Jesus as Messiah. While all of the believers trusted in God’s grace through Christ for salvation, there were many differences among them in matters of conscience. Paul encourages the believers in Rome not to make those differences of conscience reasons for condemnation and judgment. Instead, he encourages them to celebrate their unity, while respecting their differences. Each Christian is individually responsible to the same Lord (6-10,12). Each is responsible to love his brother and to promote peace among the brothers (11-19). Each is responsible to make any sacrifice necessary in order to preserve the faith of his brothers (20-23).
LORD, we commit ourselves to walking in unity, and preserving the faith of our fellow believers.
{See also http://jeffersonvann.blogspot.com/2011/03/on-romans-148-nlt.html}
