Giving Up Your Rights

Rather, the strong believer is exhorted to give up his rights for the sake of others. The appeal, finally, is love for brothers and sisters in Christ. Strong Christians may be right on a theological issue, but unless they voluntarily abandon what is in fact their right they will do damage to the church and thus “sin against Christ”(8:12).

- D.A. Carson, The Cross and Christian Ministry, 125.