Paul's letter to the believers in Rome is considered by most theologians to be the most powerful summary of the gospel in the New Testament. Chapters 1-11 teach us of the grace of God and chapters 12-16 is how we should respond to the grace God extended to us. In chapter 15 Paul encourages us to Imitate Christ. The theologian Martin Luther said, "It's not imitation that makes sons, it's adoption that makes imitators." In the first two verses of chapter 15 Paul reminds us, it's not about us! We who are strong in the faith ought to help those who are weak in the faith. In verse 3, Paul reminds us to imitate Christ by emptying ourselves of the world and filling ourselves of God. Instead of imitating life, Paul challenges us to Imitate Christ.