IV.
We hear in this passage Paul speak of grace and gifts.

How is grace given expression in one’s giftedness?

V.
Romans 12:3-8 (NRSVue)

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the encourager, in encouragement; the giver, in sincerity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.

VI.
Take a few moments to consider the gifts mentioned in this passage: prophecy, ministering, teaching, encouraging, giving, leading and compassion.

Paul claims he has the authority – the grace – to tell his readers they are “not to think of [themselves] more highly than [they] ought…”

How would a lack of humility and sober judgment lead to these gifts being hurtful rather than helpful to the members of the one body?

charles
{ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est}