Paul asks conflicting groups within the church to be united. It seems that there were differing points of view on things like observing the sabbath. The Jews had a jungle of regulations and prohibitions surrounded the sabbath. Paul didn't want to eliminate the observation of the rituals of the Sabbath, but he felt that the Lord should be worshiped more than the day set aside to worship Him.
In his call for unity, Paul points out that however different the practices, the aim was the same- serving God. He also believed that men shouldn't make practices simply because other people did them. But rather he should do them because he has thought them out and reached the conclusion that at least for him they were the right thing to do.
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