Romans is a progression of themes and topics

Romans is a progression of themes and topics God’s choice is FOR the obedient Men choose to reject God God’s purpose is seen in His choices

Romans 12Doing What is Good The Gospel According to Paul

Present your bodies a sacrifice Romans 12:1 I 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. Appeal Urge Beseech Beg

Sacrifice – that which is given at a cost Romans 6:12-13 Let 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 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. 2 Samuel 24:24 But 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.” Time Money Home Family Children (?)

Present your bodies a living sacrifice Romans 12:1 I 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.

Present your bodies a HOLY sacrifice Romans 12:1 I 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

How Shall we be Holy? • 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;

Present your bodies an ACCEPTABLE sacrifice Romans 12:1 I 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

Being a Sacrifice is Different from the World Romans 12:2 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. Change, transformation, new life 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, 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.

Being a Sacrifice is Different from the World Romans 12:2 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. Change, transformation, new life Acts 26:24 – Paul was called crazy I Peter 4:4- The world does not understand

Being a Sacrifice is Different from the World Romans 12:2 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. 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,

Being a Sacrifice is Different from the World Romans 12:2 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. 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.

Presenting Self a Sacrifice will Prove what the Will of God is… Romans 12:1 I 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 good That which is acceptable That which is perfect

Romans is a progression of themes and topics