5-6God Himself enables this perseverance and gives us encouragement. So may He cause the Spirit of unity to be imparted to you so that you may give glory and honour to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ with both your hearts and mouths.7Simply accept one another in the same way that Christ has accepted you; this will give true praise to God.8Let me remind you that Christ came to the Jewish people as a servant, to reveal the truth about God and to ensure that the promises given to their forefathers would be fulfilled.9For this would enable those who are not Jews to live for God's glory and honour, being thankful that they, too, have known His mercy first hand. It is written "I will be praised among the other nations; they too will lift their voices to worship Me."10He tells these other nations to rejoice along with His chosen people.11Yes, He commands all nations to praise the Lord, along with the Jewish people.12Isaiah prophesied that from among the Jews God would raise up the One who would rule over the nations; and He would be the hope of all people everywhere.13So I pray that this God of hope, who keeps us looking expectantly to the future, will fill you with His joy and peace as you continue to live by faith in Him. May the power of the Holy Spirit work in you in such a way that you will always overflow with hope, expecting God's best!Paul's responsibility to proclaim the gospel14My dear brothers, I am sure that you want to live good lives, to know and understand God's purposes. And you want to be able to teach one another the way of truth.15This is why I have felt free to be outspoken about certain matters in the way I have written. I am only reminding you of what you already know to be right.16I always depended on the grace God has given me to be Christ Jesus' faithful minister to the nations. I have a responsibility as His representative to proclaim His gospel so that among all nations there will be those who offer their lives in service of God's Kingdom, people who are made holy by God's Spirit and set apart for His purposes.
Scripture quoted by permission. The passage above is taken from THE TRUTH VERSION. Copyright © 2009 by Colin Urquhart. All rights reserved worldwide. (The Truth New Testament)