New Testament Survey
C. The believer's motivation in the hope of the return of Jesus: Romans 13:11-14
1. An appeal to alertness: Romans 13:11
2. The reason for alertness: Romans 13:11-12
3. An exhortation for alertness: Romans 13:12-13
4. The provision for alertness: Romans 13:14
V. The believer in relation to a weaker brother: Romans 14:1-15:13
A. The warning against judging a brother: Romans 14:1-12
1. The proper attitude toward the weaker brother: Romans 14:1
2. The areas of difficulty: Romans 14:2-5
a. The first problem and its adjustment: Romans 14:2-4
b. The second problem and its adjustment: Romans 14:5
3. Making the adjustment: Romans 14:6
4. The motivation: Romans 14:7-9
5. The rebuke for judging a brother: Romans 14:10-12
a. The questions of rebuke: Romans 14:10
b. The basis for the rebuke: Romans 14:10-12
c. The prohibition against the violation of a brother's conscience: Romans 14:13-23
(1) Exhortation not to judge one another: Romans 14:13
(2) The apostle's conviction concerning foods: Romans 14:14
(3) The application of this conviction to conduct: Romans 14:15-20
(4) The guiding principle for a strong brother: Romans 14:21
(5) An appeal to both strong and weak: Romans 14:22-23
B. The effort toward unity by following Christ's example: Romans 15:1-13
1. The obligation of a strong brother: Romans 14:1
2. The appeal for unity from Christ's example: Romans 4:2-4
a. The statement of the appeal: Romans 14:2
b. Arguments for the appeal: Romans 14:3
(1) The example of Christ: Romans 14:3
(2) The purpose of the Scriptures: Romans 14:4
3. The request of the Apostle: Romans 15:5-6
4. The command to receive one another: Romans 15:7
5. The illustration from Christ's relation to Jew and Gentile: Romans 15:8-12
a. The ministry of Christ: Romans 15:8-9
b. Scriptural proof: Romans 15:9-12
6. The Apostolic prayer: Romans 15:13