How Shall We Then Live Romans 12 1

How Shall We Then Live? Romans 12: 1, 2 Principle #1 Dying to Live ( A soul given) Principle #2 A Living Sacrifice ( Body, Mind, Will) 1

How Shall We Then Live? Romans 12: 1, 2 Principle #1 Dying to Live ( A soul given) Urge – gentle command but not optional! Ø Brethren – only regenerate; 1 Cor. 2: 14 Ø Therefore – refers back to 11: 33 -36 Ø 2

How Shall We Then Live? Romans 12: 1, 2 Principle #1 Dying to Live ( A soul given) Ø Mercies of God – Eph. 1: 3 Love – Beloved of God ü Grace – received through Christ ü Truth about “Dying to Live” ü v v v We have been bought with a price – 1 Cor. 6: 19 We have died to past/ new creations – 2 Cor. 5: 17 We die to self in order to live to serve Christ 3

How Shall We Then Live? Romans 12: 1, 2 Principle #2 A Living Sacrifice ( Body, Mind, Will) Ø Two temple terms – heart worship ü ü Ø present – used in offering up of a sacrifice service – word used for worship Type of sacrifice – defined ü ü ü “living” – alive from the dead in Him “holy” – consecrated or holy in Him “acceptable” – acceptable to God in Him 4

How Shall We Then Live? Romans 12: 1, 2 Principle #2 A Living Sacrifice ( Body, Mind, Will) Ø Our Bodies – Romans 6; 1 Corinthians 6 ü ü Our mind - what are you thinking? Our eyes & ears – what is your input? Our tongues – James 3: 5, 6 Our hands & feet – 1 Thess. 4: 11; Rom. 10: 14 5

How Shall We Then Live? Romans 12: 1, 2 Principle #2 A Living Sacrifice ( Body, Mind, Will) Ø “our reasonable act of worship” (why) ü ü ü What God has already done for us What God is continuing to do for us Because such service is God’s will for us – good, pleasing, and perfect Because God is worthy of our best efforts Because only spiritual things will last 6

How Shall We Then Live? Romans 12: 1, 2 Application #1 Have you given your soul to the one who has purchased it with His own blood? #2 What parts of your body have yet to become a living sacrifice? #3 Is your relationship with God growing so you can worship greater? 7