We Need Each Other

 Romans 12:3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

In the first eleven chapters of Romans, Paul has shown us how much we need Christ to be declare righteous before God.  It would follow then that "the just shall live by faith" is not a solo experience. We need His Body, the Church, the other members of His family, in order to grow in our faith and live it out. Therefore, Paul says, "Do it!"  Hand your gifts over to the rest of the body; give of yourself; receive what you need from one another.  Going solo is not the right path; it is not living by faith.