—Rom 12:1–2 “…present your bodies a living sacrifice…”
Andrew Fountain – Mar 20, 2022
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Goal
To open our eyes with excitement to one of the key verses of Scripture
and to be motivated to commit to its message.
A Living Sacrifice
An overview, seeing what it means and how it fits together
Step back and see the big picture
Ask what it means in practice
Romans 12
I appeal to you therefore, brothers,
by the mercies of God
to present your bodies a living sacrifice
holy and pleasing to God
which is your reasonable service
and do not let yourself be conformed to this world
but let yourself be transformed by the renewing of your mind
that you might discern and approve what is the will of God:
what is good, and well-pleasing and perfect
Romans 12
I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters,
by the mercies of God
to present your whole beings a living sacrifice
100% dedicated and bringing joy to God
which is your service that makes complete sense
and do not let yourself be pressed into the shape of this world
but let yourself be continuously morphed by the renewing of your mind
that you might recognize and be 100% in agreement with the will of God:
what is good, and well-pleasing and flawless
Romans 13:7–9
Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
The Old and the New
Old People of God
The New People of God
What is the new rule of life?
Old
“Do this and live” Lev 18:5
New
“present your bodies a living sacrifice” Rom 12:1
A Living Sacrifice
An overview, seeing what it means and how it fits together
Step back and see the big picture
Ask what it means in practice
Questions
What does it actually mean in practice to be a “living sacrifice”?
What does “this world” mean?
What are the pressures that conform us?
How do we go about getting transformed?
What are we morphed into?
How does recognizing God’s will actually happen?
Romans 12:2
and do not let yourself be pressed into the shape of this world
but let yourself be continuously morphed by the renewing of your mind
that you might recognize and be 100% in agreement with the will of God:
what is good, and well-pleasing and flawless
Parallel Colossians 3
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices
and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
2 Corinthians 4:
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
Romans 12
I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters,
by the mercies of God
to present your whole beings a living sacrifice
100% dedicated and bringing joy to God
which is your service that makes complete sense
and do not let yourself be pressed into the shape of this world
but let yourself be continuously morphed by the renewing of your mind
that you might recognize and be 100% in agreement with the will of God:
what is good, and well-pleasing and flawless
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A Living Sacrifice
—Rom 12:1–2 “…present your bodies a living sacrifice…”
Andrew Fountain – Mar 20, 2022
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