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Romans 12:1
Theme of
(1:16–17) Introduction: these two verses contain one of the greatest summaries of the gospel ever written.
It is a clear declaration of God’s power to save all who believe, no matter their nationality or condition.
It is a clear explanation of why Paul was never ashamed of the gospel.
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It is the good news from God Himself (v.
16).
2. It is the power of God to save (v.
16).
3. It is the revelation of God’s righteousness (v.
17).
(1:16–18) Another Outline: The Power or Urgency of the Gospel.
1.
It saves (v.
16).
2. It reveals the righteousness of God (v.
17).
3. It makes possible a life of faith (v.
17).
4. It delivers from the wrath of God (v.
18).
A. God’s Case Against All Ungodliness and Wickedness of Men (Part 1): Why God Shows Wrath, 1:18–23
(1:18–3:20) DIVISION OVERVIEW: the teaching of this whole passage can be summarized into three points.
1. Men who sin bring upon themselves the judgment of God.
They need God’s righteousness (Ro.
1:18–2:16).
2. Men without the law, the heathen, are taught by nature and conscience.
However, they have sinned by falling short of the standard of righteousness given to them (Ro.
1:18–32).
Similarly, the moralist and self-righteous who have the law have sinned by falling short of their standard of righteousness: the law (Ro.
2:1–3:8).
3. Therefore, all the world becomes guilty before God (Ro.
3:19) and needs God’s righteousness (Ro.
3:9–20).
(1:18–23) Introduction: the message of this passage is perfectly clear: why God reveals and executes wrath upon men.
1. Men are subjects of God’s wrath (v.
18).
2. Men reject that within them: conscience and thoughts (v.
19).
3. Men reject that without them: the signs of creation (v.
20).
4. Men do not honor God nor give thanks (v.
21).
5. Men become prideful and turn away from God (vv.
22–23).
Theme of
To the Jews
11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
Theme of
Speaks to them both.
Levels the playing field.
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
A. The Believer and God, 12:1–2
(12:1–2) Introduction: the believer is to be devoted to God.
Everything he is and has is to be dedicated to the worship and service of God.
Anything less than total devotion is short of God’s glory: it is sin.
Therefore, when discussing the believer’s relationship to God, Scripture is strong in its exhortation.
Without equivocation, Scripture urges total devotion.
1. Give your devotion, your energy, your thoughts to God (v. 1).
2. Present your bodies to God (v. 1).
3. Do not be conformed to this world (v.
2).
4. Be cleansed, transformed (v.
2).
1 (12:1) Dedication—Commitment: the believer is to give his devotion, energy, and thoughts to God.
The word therefore launches a new subject for discussion.
It connects what is about to be said to what has been said.
What has been said is this:
⇒ The world desperately needs to get right with God (Ro.
1:18–3:20).
⇒ The way for the world to get right with God is now clearly revealed through God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
The way is justification: believing in the Lord Jesus Christ and having God count one’s faith as righteousness (Ro.
3:21–5:21).
⇒ The believer in Christ can now be sanctified, that is, set apart to God and set free from sin to life eternal by the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Holy Spirit (Ro.
6:1–8:39).
⇒ The believer or the church, not Israel, is now God’s choice to carry the gospel of His Son to the whole world (Ro.
9:1–11:36).
This is the glorious message of how much God loves us and of what God has done for us.
This is what is meant by “the mercies of God.”
The mercies of God are overflowing; they are beyond anything any person could ever desire.
Just think about what God has done for us.
God has …
• met our desperate need to get right with Him
• provided the power to be set free from the terrible bondages of this life and to live eternally
• given the most glorious purpose to life: that of proclaiming the news of God’s Son, of how to be set free from sin and death and to live eternally
Therefore, in light of the mercies of God, of all this that God has done for us, we must devote ourselves to God.
We must dedicate and commit ourselves to Him.
Note the words I beseech you (parakaleo)—implore you, urge you, beg you—devote yourselves to God.
Note a significant point: what is about to be said is not being said to the world, that is, to the lost.
It is being directed to brothers in Christ: “I beseech you therefore, brethren.”
Devotion to God is strongly urged.
The believer is to do the things covered in the next three points of the outline.
2 (12:1) Body—Dedication: the believer is to present his body to God.
The importance of the human body cannot be overstated.
The one thing upon earth that is abused more than anything else is man’s body.
Man abuses, neglects, and ignores his body …
• by overeating
• by becoming inactive
• by being too active
• by cursing, fighting, and killing
• by partaking of harmful substances
• by caring for the external abusing the internal
• by getting too much or too little rest
The list could go on and on, but just the mention of these few sins clearly strikes the point home.
If there is an exhortation in Scripture that must be heeded by Christian believers, it is the exhortation of these two verses.
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