Paul continues on his topic of discrimination against the poor among church members. If God has made them heirs of the kingdom of God, then we should not look down upon them. If we are oppressed and taken to court because we are called Christians (and it is happening with more regularity in the US), and we don't like it, then why should we treat someone who loves God but is poor or different in some way with disdain?
Going over to greet them and then gossiping about how weird or strange they are later at home doesn't count as treating them with respect either. I say this because I have been guilty of this very thing. Lord, help me to do better next time!
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