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How Shall We Then Live? Romans 12:1, 2

How Shall We Then Live? Romans 12:1, 2. Principle #1 Dying to Live ( A soul given) Principle #2 A Living Sacrifice ( Body, Mind, Will). 1. How Shall We Then Live? Romans 12:1,2. Principle #1 Dying to Live ( A soul given) Urge – gentle command but not optional!

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How Shall We Then Live? Romans 12:1, 2

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  1. How Shall We Then Live?Romans 12:1, 2 Principle #1 Dying to Live ( A soul given) Principle #2 A Living Sacrifice ( Body, Mind, Will) 1

  2. How Shall We Then Live?Romans 12:1,2 Principle #1 Dying to Live ( A soul given) Urge – gentle command but not optional! Brethren – only regenerate; 1 Cor. 2:14 Therefore – refers back to 11:33-36 2

  3. How Shall We Then Live?Romans 12:1,2 Principle #1 Dying to Live ( A soul given) Mercies of God – Eph. 1:3 Love – Beloved of God Grace – received through Christ Truth about “Dying to Live” We have been bought with a price – 1 Cor. 6: 19 We have died to past/ new creations – 2 Cor. 5:17 We die to self in order to live to serve Christ 3

  4. How Shall We Then Live?Romans 12:1,2 Principle #2 A Living Sacrifice ( Body, Mind, Will) Two temple terms – heart worship present – used in offering up of a sacrifice service – word used for worship Type of sacrifice – defined “living” – alive from the dead in Him “holy” – consecrated or holy in Him “acceptable” – acceptable to God in Him 4

  5. How Shall We Then Live?Romans 12:1,2 Principle #2 A Living Sacrifice ( Body, Mind, Will) Our Bodies – Romans 6; 1 Corinthians 6 Our mind - what are you thinking? Our eyes & ears – what is your input? Our tongues – James 3:5,6 Our hands & feet – 1 Thess. 4:11; Rom. 10:14 5

  6. How Shall We Then Live?Romans 12:1,2 Principle #2 A Living Sacrifice ( Body, Mind, Will) “our reasonable act of worship” (why) What God has already done for us What God is continuing to do for us Because such service is God’s will for us – good, pleasing, and perfect Because God is worthy of our best efforts Because only spiritual things will last 6

  7. How Shall We Then Live?Romans 12:1,2 Application #1 Have you given your soul to the one who has purchased it with His own blood? #2 What parts of your body have yet to become a living sacrifice? #3 Is your relationship with God growing so you can worship greater? 7

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