Two exhortations from these verses

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Romans
Our Bodies a Living Sacrifice 121-2

• Two exhortations from these verses
• Present yourselves to God - verse 1
• Dont conform but be transformed verse 2
• I urge (beseech) you therefore brethren by the
  mercies of God verse 12
• Urge - to address or speak to - may be done in
  the way of begging, exhortation, entreaty,
  comfort or instruction (present, active,
  indicative)
• Used for a calling meant to produce a particular
  effect
• Used to encourage troops who were about to go
  into battle
• Also used in Romans 1530 2 Cor. 28, 61 and
  other places
• Therefore ties in the previous chapters the
  result of the previous chapters is, therefore do
  this
• Who are the brethren?
• Believers
• What is significant about Pauls urging being by
  the mercies of God?
• The source and power of his urging and
  exhortation has nothing to do with mans
  abilities but Gods mercy and compassion Romans
  1530
• What Paul wants to take place is not through mans
  abilities but through Gods mercies
• All that follows is by or through the mercies of
  God

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Romans
Our Bodies a Living Sacrifice 121-2

• To present your bodies a living and holy
  sacrifice
• What kind of sacrifice does God want?
• God did not want and was never happy with animal
  sacrifices (Heb. 101-8)
• God wanted to fellowship with man
• But sin prevented that fellowship
• Christ presented His body (to offer a sacrifice)
  to take away that sin (Heb. 109-14)
• Christ presented His body to do His Fathers will
• We are to present our bodies to do our Fathers
  will (Romans 613)
• Present to place beside or near, to offer, to
  put at ones disposal aorist, active, infinitive
• Aorist indicates a specific act
• Active indicates we are the one doing the action
• Infinitive - of indirect discourse see
  supplemental handout pages 603-604

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Romans
Our Bodies a Living Sacrifice 121-2

• Same word used in Romans 613 but present . .
  .
• Thomas Constable writes, Positively we should
  present or offer ourselves to God and
  ourselves as His tools to fulfill His will
• The idea is not to present yourselves once for
  all as Christ died for sin but constantly and
  continuously
• Presenting is not walking down the isle and
  rededicating your life to Christ nor is it
  turning over a new leaf
• It is by faith presenting or offering our bodies
  for the Lords use
• We are exhorted to willingly turn ourselves over
  to the One who made us and owns us
• Body is referring to the physical body
• Body under the influence of the new nature
• (Verse two singles out specifically the mind of
  the body for renewal)
• Living can refer to two things
• In contrast to a dead sacrifice a living
  sacrifice can be continually offered up for the
  Lords use constant day to day one that is
  lasting
• We are alive in Christ present our bodies
  knowing that our bodies are filled with the life
  of Christ not dead in ours sins but alive in
  Christ

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Romans
Our Bodies a Living Sacrifice 121-2

• Holy sacrifice
• Holy set apart from Gods perspective in our
  position in Christ we are Holy, set apart from
  sin and set apart unto Him for His honor and
  glory
• As we are walking by faith, presenting ourselves
  to the Lord we are a Holy sacrifice because we
  are in Christ
• Acceptable to God
• Well pleasing because God sees us in Christ
• Eph. 16 KJV He has made us accepted in the
  beloved . . .
• Other uses Romans 1418, 2 Cor. 59, Eph. 510
• As we are walking by faith, presenting ourselves
  to the Lord this is an acceptable sacrifice to
  God
• Which is your spiritual (reasonable) service of
  worship
• Does not mean the best you can do not to be
  done out of compulsion
• This is rational or intelligent service to God
• Spiritual intelligence spiritually minded based
  on faith in the scriptures
• Bottom line by faith saying, here I am Lord use
  me and do with me whatever you see fit.

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Romans
Our Bodies a Living Sacrifice 121-2

• Dont be conformed to the world verse 2
• Conformed to be fashioned according to too
  form or mold after something else dont follow
  the crowd (present, passive, imperative)
• 1 Peter 114
• World or age - the worlds system, values,
  interest, principles marred by its spiritual and
  moral character
• Stop allowing the world to fashion or shaping
  your life style toward the depraved spiritual and
  moral characteristics of the times
• But be transformed
• But alla strong contrast
• Transform to form after another the another
  is Christ
• the obligation being to undergo a complete
  change which, under the power of God, will find
  expression in character and conduct - Vines
  (present, passive, imperative)
• Right now allow yourselves be transformed by the
  power of God
• God is the one doing work and the command is to
  allow Him to do it
• 2 Cor. 318
• The change is from the inside out - to be
  outwardly what is true inwardly Christ in us
  that our condition would reflect our position
  our condition is being transformed

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Romans
Our Bodies a Living Sacrifice 121-2

• By the renewing of your mind
• Transforming happens by the renewing of the mind
• To adjust ones spiritual mindset to be in line
  with the mind of God for the purpose of a
  transformed life
• To make new in quality and nature to have the
  mind brought back to what God intended it to be
• How is the mind renewed?
• Col. 310 new self who is being renewed
• new self (inner man) would include the mind
• renewed here is present, passive, participle
• we are being acted upon God is doing it!
• God is doing the work and what is mans part
• To walk by faith
• To interact with Gods Word
• To incorporate Gods frame of reference into our
  new man (inner man)
• As we do this the Holy Spirit will recall these
  truths to us in the situations of life
• As we act on these truths, looking at things from
  Gods point of view, it will result in expression
  and change of character and conduct

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Romans
Our Bodies a Living Sacrifice 121-2

• That you may prove what the will of God is
• Purpose clause to test with the expectation of
  approving
• Many ask, how can I know the will of God? This
  is the answer
• Gods purpose in presenting ourselves and
  allowing Him to transform or change us is that we
  may obtain practical proof by experience of what
  the will of God is for our lives. Hal Molloy
• That which is good and acceptable and perfect
• Good beneficial in its effect
• Acceptable well pleasing in Gods sight
• Perfect complete, nothing needs to be added to
  what God has provided

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