Romans 15:7 · World English Bible
Romans 15:7 Meaning Therefore Accept One Another
Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.
What does Romans 15:7 mean?
What annoys us most in others is usually what we refuse to see in ourselves. A man could not stand a coworker's arrogance, until he admitted the same pride hid in himself.
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What annoys us most in others is usually what we refuse to see in ourselves. A man could not stand a coworker's arrogance, until he admitted the same pride hid in himself. What he pushed away was a part of him he had disowned.
Accepting others is more than politeness. It means taking back the parts of yourself you dumped onto them. Christ accepting everyone stands for the whole self, one that holds even its dark side. Welcoming people as they are is how a split person becomes whole, and that wholeness is what the glory of God means.
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Live Romans 15:7 today
- Think of the person who irritates you most right now, and finish this sentence honestly: the thing I cannot stand about them shows up in me when I am tired or scared. Sit with it, do not fix it.
- Spend time today with the person you have been politely avoiding, the difficult relative, the coworker you find exhausting, and stay curious about them for one real conversation.
- When someone criticizes you and the heat rises in your chest, ask yourself whether the uncomfortable part of it is true. Taking back a true piece of yourself hurts less than defending a half.
What trait in other people sets you off fastest, and where does it live in you?
The same truth in other traditions
Zen
The mirror shows you your own face. What you cannot bear in the person across from you is usually your own feature, seen from outside.
Sufism · Rumi
This being human is a guest house. Welcome every visitor, even the shameful and unwanted ones, because each was sent to clear something out of you.
Taoism · Tao Te Ching 2
There is no high without low, no good without bad. Pushing one half away does not remove it, it only makes you half a person.
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