Paul opened chapter 12 of the book of Romans with the following verse,
I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.(v1)
He is basically saying to his listeners, in view of the kindness of God toward you, expressed by his mercies, calling you out darkness into light, redeeming your life from the pit, saving you from His wrath, cleansing you from all unrighteousness, bestowing upon you His perfect righteousness through Christ, giving you His Spirit. In view of all these mercies, your reasonable response is to consider yourself dead to sin, and alive in Christ to bear fruits of righteousness, by being set apart for God, to be used by God. You can almost hear his listeners saying, how do we do that Paul? And He gives the practical answer to this process in v2, see video below ( I’ll invite you to watch the presentation in its entirety).
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The presentation’s notes are available in the slideshow below
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