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Delve into principles, patterns, and doctrines of faith with Romans 12:1,2. Explore secularism, humanism, relativism, and materialism. Understand the supernatural, revelation, and implications of these teachings on our lives. Reflect on the doctrines of God, man, the fall, and redemption. Challenge yourself to deepen your relationship with God through prayer and studying His Word.
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Renewing Our Minds Romans 12:1,2 Principle #1 Dying to Live (A soul given) Principle #2 A Living Sacrifice (Body, Mind, Will)
Renewing Our Minds Romans 12:1,2 The Patterns of this Age? Secularism – The Cosmos is all there is Humanism – You will be like God Relativism – No moral absolutes Materialism – All about dollars & Sense
Renewing Our MindsRomans 12:1,2 • How Shall WeThenLive? • The Doctrine of God • The Supernatural! • If anything exists, there must be an inevitable, self-existent, uncaused first cause that stands behind it. • Know God and His Character!
Renewing Our MindsRomans 12:1,2 • How Shall WeThenLive? • The Doctrine of Revelation • “He is there and He is not silent”God is revealed in nature, history and the Scriptures • God has spoken and His Word can be trusted. • There is absolute truth • There are absolute morals laid down in that truth
Renewing Our MindsRomans 12:1,2 • How Shall WeThenLive? • Implications of these two doctrines • We now have a different perspective. • Our enemy death (1 Cor. 15:26) is now balanced by eternal perspective. • Success and pleasure will not be the greatest of goods. (Matt. 16:26) • We no longer mind that we die!!
Renewing Our MindsRomans 12:1,2 • How Shall WeThenLive? • The Doctrine of Man • We are created in the image of God – Genesis 1:26,27; 9:6 • Personality • Morality • Spirituality – John 4:24
Renewing Our MindsRomans 12:1,2 • How Shall WeThenLive? • The Doctrine of the Fall • Fall of man leaves us utterly depraved – compare Romans 1 with Psalm 8 • Lower than the Angels • Higher than animals
Renewing Our MindsRomans 12:1,2 • How Shall WeThenLive? • The Doctrine of Redemption • Intensifies man’s value • Highlights man’s condition
Renewing Our MindsRomans 12:1,2 Application • How Shall WeThenLive? • How is your personal time with the Lord? • Is your input of God’s Word, prayer and being still and knowing He is God, growing? If not why? Take the challenge!