Romans 15:7 Meaning and Explanation
“Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.”
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Read Full Chapter →Believers are to welcome one another fully, just as Christ welcomed them, and so bring glory to God.
What Does Romans 15:7 Mean?
Paul gathers up his appeal in a single command: receive one another. The welcome he calls for is mutual and unconditioned, extended across the very lines that had threatened to divide the church.
The measure is Christ's own welcome — 'as Christ also received us.' He did not wait until we were worthy or agreeable; He took us in while we were yet far off. To imitate that embrace is no small thing, and Paul tells us where it leads: 'to the glory of God.' When a community opens its arms as Christ opened His, the watching world sees something of the heart of God, and He is honored in it.
Romans 15:7 in the Original Language
proslambano (προσλαμβάνω), 'receive' -- to take to oneself, to welcome warmly into fellowship.
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What does Romans 15:7 mean?
Believers are to welcome one another fully, just as Christ welcomed them, and so bring glory to God.