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We are to accept one another so that we would gain the purpose of one mind and voice to bring praise to God. We then have a unified voice to glorify God.

We are told to accept one another not judge one first to see if you fit our preconceived thought of what you should be. God accepts us just as we are and thank goodness for that. We do not have to be all together to receive Christ so why do we think people should be a certain way to be loved and accepted.

We must receive the saints according to God's receiving of them. Whomever God has received, we are compelled to receive. We have no choice. Consider a family with many children. Some 
of the children are good and the others bad; some are sweet and the others naughty. Perhaps in such a large family some of the children may not be happy with all of their brothers and sisters. However, the children must realize that it does not rest with them to determine who their brothers and sisters will be. That depends upon the parents. If one of the children in this family thinks that his brother is ugly and complains against him, his complaint should not be directed 
against his brother, but against his parents who brought him forth. Our heavenly Father has brought forth many children, many Christians, and He has received them all. Therefore, we also must receive them, not according to our tastes or preferences, but according to God's receiving. However, most of the receiving of the believers in Christianity is not according to God's receiving, but according to doctrinal concepts. It would take us months to cover all the differing doctrinal concepts, such as eternal security, predestination, free will, rapture, etc. Even the teaching of head covering has caused some divisions. I know of one group that insists upon a white head covering, not permitting any other color. Even this little thing has caused division. 
Consider the example of baptism. There are many different concepts about baptism. Some people insist on sprinkling, some on immersion, others argue about the name in which we baptize people, and still others argue against physical baptism, claiming that baptism is purely spiritual. How many different schools of opinion there are over this one matter of baptism! This is dreadful. And this over just one doctrine! 
 The history of the Church and Christianity is a history of division and confusion. Much 
of this division has been caused by divergent doctrinal concepts. We have learned this lesson after a thorough study of church history and we do not want to repeat the tragedy of the history of Christianity. Therefore, we will never argue about head covering or baptism or holy days or about the wine used at the Lord's table. We will never dispute about trifling matters such as the bread and the cup used at the Lord's table, the kind of water used in baptism, and the way of baptizing people. The Lord's recovery is not concerned with that. The Lord's recovery is for Christ as life and for the church as the expression of Christ in unity in each locality. Thus, we must be careful not to receive people according to doctrinal concepts, but according to God's 
receiving, right? I confess that I am ashamed that I have not done more to disciple and nurture those newborn babies in our family of Jesus Christ. I recognize that I need greater patience and understanding with their failures and greater empathy and sympathy for their struggles so that they won't have to feel they are journeying on their own.

This scripture is so well written it is difficult to comment on. Accept 'ALL' just has Christ did for 'ALL'' This can only be done with a Spiritual LOVE gifted to us from GOD. By 'loving others" as Christ loved us, shows favor & brings praise to GOD & is a testimony to others that the Holy Spirit dwells within you.

This is easier said than done when the person who moved into the business suite next door and uses it as a home instead does everything to make life difficult for everybody else that runs a business there in the other suites including throwing drug and booze parties "after hours" taking down the signs that point to the other businesses, leaving the gate open for people to come in a steal and attempt to steal, and purposfully putting dog dung on the front porch of one of the businesses. And the landlord does NOTHING! It is hard to accept someone who is blatantly an thorn in everybodys side.

Wouldn't this world be a wonderful place if we all accepted each other like Jesus accepted us? He accepts us just the way we are, all of our messes all of our sins,all the little annoying things we do that we judge others for. Jesus takes all of that and looks past it at the soul not the outside, and He just loves us ,perfectly all the other stuff just falls away and He sees the beauty that God created in us. We need to take His attitude and try to look at people from Jesus's perspective.

Heavy verse. Remember Christ has accepted you. Sometimes accepting ourselves is harder. However accepting who we are in Christ may take a lot of training.