Scripture what is there effected through the Spirit on the basis of God’s work of justification. Granted the theme of chap. 14, and the way in which it seems to be continued in 15:1–2, we might have expected here, on the one hand, a more specific reference to the community being built up through mutual support and readiness to give up one’s rights and cultural preferences, and on the other hand a more explicit comment on the Messiah’s death in relation to achieving that end. Paul, however, already