The Gospel According to Paul Romans 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice,
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The Gospel According to Paul
Romans 12:1I appeal to you
therefore, brothers, by the mercies of
God, to present your bodies as a
living sacrifice, holy and
acceptable to God, which is your
spiritual worship.
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2 Samuel 24:24But the king said
to Araunah, “No, but I will
buy it from you for a
price. I will not offer
burnt offerings to
the LORD my God that
cost me nothing.”
2 Corinthians 8:5…and this, not as
we expected, but they gave
themselves first to the Lord and then by the will
of God to us.
Romans 6:12-13Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. 13 Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness
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Romans 12:1I appeal to you
therefore, brothers, by the mercies of
God, to present your bodies as a
living sacrifice, holy and
acceptable to God, which is your
spiritual worship.
• NOT a contrast here with the Old Law• Speaks of being
alive for God
Galatians 3:27 - For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on
Christ.
Acts 20:28 - Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he
obtained with his own blood.
1 John 1:7 - But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with
one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
Romans 12:1I appeal to you
therefore, brothers, by the mercies of
God, to present your bodies as a
living sacrifice, holy and
acceptable to God, which is your
spiritual worship.
• Holy – set apart to God, like the firstborn, firstfruits, or Jericho
James 1:27- Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
1 Peter 4:3-4- For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. 4 With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you;
Romans 12:1I appeal to you
therefore, brothers, by the
mercies of God, to present your bodies as
a living sacrifice, holy
and acceptable to God, which
is your spiritual worship.
1 Peter 1:14-15- As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,
• Holy children are defined as obedient children.
Hebrews 5:9- And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
• Obedience determines acceptability
Romans 12:2Do not be conformed
to this world, but be transformed by
the renewal of your mind, that by
testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is
good and acceptable and
perfect.
Change, transformation, new life
2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Don’t fit in? Good!Jesus didn’t fit in either.
Romans 12:2Do not be conformed
to this world, but be transformed by
the renewal of your mind, that by
testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is
good and acceptable and
perfect.
Change, transformation, new life
Acts 26:24 – Paul was called crazy
I Peter 4:4- The world does not understand
Romans 12:2Do not be conformed
to this world, but be transformed by
the renewal of your mind, that by
testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is
good and acceptable and
perfect.
This change begins in the mind
2 Corinthians 5:14- For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; 2 Corinthians 10:5- We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,
Romans 12:2Do not be conformed
to this world, but be transformed by
the renewal of your mind, that by
testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is
good and acceptable and
perfect.
This change begins in the mind
Ephesians 3:17-19- … so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Romans 12:1I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the
mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be
conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing
you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
That which is goodThat which is acceptableThat which is perfect
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