Romans 12:1-2 means to me that God has given me the free will to do as I please, but it is up to me to use this freedom responsibly, but I must persecute my flesh daily to be able to present myself as a living sacrifice holy and acceptable unto God which is my reasonable service. Thus, this verse is call to commitment by Paul to the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is a choice as a Christian to be committed to God but it is a responsibility to do so wisely not out of greed, not out of self-interest, and not out of guilt, but out of love. The goal as a Christian is to please God and to please Him I must be an obedient follower, helping others, loving thy neighbor, to always have good intentions, and to spread His word of love through worship. The goal of a Christian is the call to action Paul wrote. Paul wants Christians to sacrifice the life of sin for the life of God. The verse is also a call …show more content…
The passage is talking about being commited and changing yourself for the better. Its like my search for the right college. I am committed to go to college and to be the first in my family to attend college and in order for me to pursue this I must change myself. I must study hard in school and participate in extra-curricular activities because those the things that will help me get scholarships and to be accepted into the college of my choice. This is a hard desion to make and it takes away from my social life, but I must make sacrifices to reach my goals like I must make sacrifices to follow God. I must try my best not to sin and that if I do sin to repent those sins and to make time to read scripture every day. I also must change myself to reach my goal of going to college, I must obtain a better work ethic and to always work at it and to learn to say no to friends who want me to go out instead of studying. So this passage connects to my life greatly, especially at the current moment of my search for college and to do well in
...e. Grace allows this change to happen, but one must be willing to face hardships and difficulties because the road to redemption is narrow and rocky.
If there is one thing that a person can take out of this book and nothing else is how we are to see people and how God sees people. Dr. Elmer is also correct when he say “that all who desire to follow Jesus must desire to be servants. We must put aside the robe and pick up the towel.”
The continuous reading of Cornelius Plantinga Jr.’s book Engaging God’s World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living, has left me lingering on a lot of thoughts towards my relationship with God. In the conclusion of his book, Plantinga focuses on the redemptive qualities of God as well the the redemptive possibilities of mankind. Another main subject is the vocation in the Kingdom of God, correspondingly the Bible says in Romans 12:2, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God- what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Plantinga (2002) states clearly, “given Jesus’ summons, his followers have always understood that to be a ‘Christ person’
There are some people in this world who would do anything possible to reach their goal in life. Maybe even other people besides themselves. They push themselves to the limit of excellence and while doing so, having a good attitude. They also sacrifice themselves to help less fortunate people in the world. Sacrifice is a lot easier when we stay focused on what we are choosing and not what we are giving up. For example, if not for the military we would not be where we are today. They fight and immolate themselves in the United States. If not for them, we would not be able to do the things we do in our everyday lives. The two passages exhibited two characters that transposed the world because of their withstanding passion of their work.
...tle. Which is, “THAT YE SIN NOT”? What the Scripture is saying here in verse 1 is that if by any reason you should fall into sin, because of the lack of consecration and watchfulness you do not have to remain in the state of sin. God will grant unto you by His mercy another opportunity to be redeemed through the blood of Jesus Christ, for the removing of your sins. Jesus is the advocate for those who fall in the temptation of their flesh and sin. The word advocate in the Greek parakletos, pronounced par-ak’-lay-tos, meaning an intercessor, counselor: comforter. Jesus Christ is represented as the mediator that counsels you unto strength, showing you the way back unto God. Once you have returned unto the Father, He will comfort you and keep you, only if you allow Him. The Lord will never console you in the state of your sins, for He finds no pleasure in you sinning.
Everyone shall give an account of his life to the Lord. (Ro 14:12) This ending verse is basically a summary of what Paul has been writing about through most of chapter 14. It is there to say that in the end we will not be the ones who judge each other. Whether or not I have passed my judgment upon you in life will have no bearing on what happen to you in the afterlife. The same goes for if you are to pass your judgment on me. Our judgments have no affect on each other once we are brought before the Lord on our day of judgment. I will not be there to judge you and you will not be there to judge me. The Lord is going to be there to judge us all for our lives.
Paul approach the passages logically by connecting the indicative and the imperatives. Understanding God’s word commands indicative while obeying God’s word is imperative. Paul tells us in Romans 12:1 King James Version “12I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service”. (imperative)
The Apostle Paul rights about the conviction of the heart (Romans 2:15), when as Christians our perception of right and wrong is only justified by a common morality of other Christian believers. How instead we should live is in our justification of our savior, giving to him our body, sprite and mind and all he asks of it. By using the meaning of our life and our talents to influence those with the naturalistic and pantheism beliefs, shows our God is the creator and alive (Hebrews 11:32-40).
Literary Context In trying to understand Philippians 2:5-11 it is equally important to understand what is going on both before this passage occurs and what happens after. Paul is writing a letter to the church in Philippi and unlike some of his other letters he is filled with joy when writing to them. Immediately his letter begins with praise and thanksgiving directed towards the Philippians due to their kindness and provisions that they had consistently provided for Paul while he was in Prison. Paul then goes on to write about the fact that his imprisonment has advanced the Gospel of Christ.
...Today as a Christ follower, we will never be satisfied if our life is not bearing lasting fruit because we are not fulfilling the purpose for which we were “grafted “into the Vine. Let’s examine the “fruit” of our lives. Is it the kind of fruit that reveals the character of Christ? Let’s not settle for fruitless Christianity. God will do the work of making us fruitful – we must only abide, surrendering our lives to His mission of making disciples of all nations through us. The whole notion of mission is to stretch out to work the work of evangelism not through hierarchy, sovereignty, rather through humbleness, hospitality, affection love for the others. That is what Jesus who portrayed as the one who we do not deserve to untie His sandals straps in the first Chapter of John, later become feet washer, intimate with humanity leaving His equality with God.
This passage is saying that you must be careful what you do, and only practice the good things in life. There are many punishments for the evil things that a person does, a...
“First, there is the call to be a Christian. Second, for each individual there is a specific call—a defining purpose or mission, a reason for being. Every individual is called of God to respond through service in the world. Third, there is the call that we face each day in response to the multiple demands on our lives—our immediate duties and responsibilities” (Smith, ...
Throughout passages in Paul's letter to the Romans, there are many themes that we have seen before in his other letters to the Corinthians, Galatians, and Thessalonians. Paul's passage in Romans 8:1-17 is a summary of all of his main thoughts that he wants every Christian to live his or her life according to. Paul uses references of the "Spirit" and the "Flesh" to communicate his ideas.
Our main goal is to present everyone fully mature in Christ. (Col. 1:28) we warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. (1 Th. 5:14-15) We pray for them (Jam. 5:13-16) and help them to recognize and repent for their sins. (Matt.
“The image of God in which humans were created is obscured and distorted by sin.” If this is true we then we are slaves to sin. In the Old Testament God delivered the Israelites from physical slavery in Egypt by Moses. In the New Testament God has made it possible for our deliverance from sin through Jesus, the second person of the trinity. Jesus is described as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. ( John 1:29 NIV) Hence, the freedom found in Christianity marks the start of a new freedom from sin’s bondage and for fellowship “with God and others. “God, led by his/her concern for our good and his/her desire for a relationship of mutual love and trust