Romans 12:1-2 (21)
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LIVING SACRIFICE
LIVING SACRIFICE
Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship. Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
I urge = I beg
Therefore I beg you!
Why should I do this? Because the mercies of God
HE SAVED YOU!
Grace not Law.
You have breath in your lungs! HE is showing HIS mercies right NOW!
Present you bodies = the whole person.
Have you given your whole person hud to CHRIST?
Your will needs to tell you body what to do.
The calories in adult male need per day. (2500)
Big Mac meal 1360 calories.
a Living Sacrifice
What does a living sacrifice look like at this time?
The hard part of a living sacrifice is that you have to chose each day to continue
holy and pleasing to GOD
In the course of time Cain presented some of the land’s produce as an offering to the Lord. And Abel also presented an offering—some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, but he did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he looked despondent.
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you furious? And why do you look despondent? If you do what is right, won’t you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”
Why was the LORD pleased with Abel’s offering and not Cain?
We must bring our best!
this is true worship / or your reasonable service
So to not worship this way is to not truly worship.
Let me ask you a question “How inconvenient is your walk with CHRIST?”
If it is not inconvenient your are doing it wrong.
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Conformed = the handle rock at the cave
Transformed to be different than anyone who has not been transformed.
HOW? By the renewing of you mind that comes for Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!”
Christian must think differently than the rest of the world!
So that YOU may discern what is the good,