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Carl Westerlund :: Romans 12:1-2 - Responding to God’s Mercy Part 1

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Romans in Outline No. 111

INTRODUCTION

1.1  AN APPEAL TO COMMITMENT

Romans 12:1

2.1  The appeal is to believers

3.1  IT IS BASED ON THE FOUNDATION OF CHAPTERS 1-11

The four therefores —

4.1  The “Therefore…” of condemnation

Romans 3:20

4.2  The “Therefore…” of justification

Romans 5:1

4.3  The “…therefore…” of sanctification

Romans 8:1

4.4  The “…therefore…” of dedication

Romans 12:1

3.2  IT IS AN APPEAL, NOT A COMMAND

3.3  IT IS MOTIVATED BY GOD’S MERCIES

Romans 11:30-32

2.2  The appeal is to present our bodies

3.1  THE MEANING OF “…PRESENT…”

3.2  THE PRESENTATION IS A DECISIVE ACT

3.3  THE PRESENTATION IS A THANK OFFERING

Hebrews 9:25-26

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

3.4  THE PRESENTATION CONSISTS OF OUR BODIES

3.5  THE PRESENTATION IS RECEIVED BY GOD

4.2  Living

1 Peter 2:5

1 Peter 2:9

4.1  Holy

4.2  Acceptable

2.3  The appeal is to worship

3.1  THIS IS THE SERVICE OF WORSHIP

3.2  THIS IS A RATIONAL ACT

Romans 12:1-2

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (NKJV)

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