Romans 12:1-2
Romans 12:1-2
ESV
A Living Sacrifice
"I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
NASB
Dedicated Service
"Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."
Stephanus 1550 New Testament
1 παρακαλω ουν υμας αδελφοι δια των οικτιρμων του θεου παραστησαι τα σωματα υμων θυσιαν ζωσαν αγιαν ευαρεστον τω θεω την λογικην λατρειαν υμων
2 και μη συσχηματιζεσθε τω αιωνι τουτω αλλα μεταμορφουσθε τη ανακαινωσει του νοος υμων εις το δοκιμαζειν υμας τι το θελημα του θεου το αγαθον και ευαρεστον και τελειον
Key Words:
1. Brothers/Brethren: 80 / Adelphus -- a brother (from Alpha -- first, and delphus -- womb)
2. God: 2316 / Theos -- God, a god
3. Bodies: 4983 / Soma -- a body
4. World: 165 / Aion -- continued duration, a space of time, an age
5. Mind: 3563 / Nous/Noos -- mind, understanding, reason and 2192 / Echo -- to have, hold
1. Appeal/Urge: 3870 / Parakaleo -- to call to or for, to exhort, to encourage (from 3844 and 2564) 3844 / Para -- from beside, by the side of, by, beside and 2564 / Kaleo -- to call
2. Present: 3936 / Paristemi -- to place beside, to present, stand by, appear (from 3844 and 2476) 3844 / Para -- from beside, by the side of, by, beside and 2476 / Histemi -- to make to stand, to stand
3. Living: 2198 / Zao -- to live
4. Sacrifice: 2378 / Thusia -- a sacrifice (from 2380) 2380 / Thuo -- to offer, sacrifice
5. Conformed: 4964 / Suschematizo -- to conform to (from 4862 and Schematizo -- to assume a certain form, figure) 4862 / Sun -- with, together with (expresses association with)
6. Transformed: 3339 / Metamorphoo -- to transform (from 3326 and 3445) 3326 / Meta -- with, among, after and 3445 / Morphoo -- to form (from 3444) 3444 / Morphe -- form, shape
7. Discern/Prove: 1381a / Dokimazo -- to test, to approve (from 1384) 1384 / Dokimos -- tested, approved (from 1209) 1209 / Dechomai -- to receive
1. Mercies: 3628 / Oiktirmos -- compassion, pity (from 3627) 3627 / Oiktiro -- to pity, to have compassion on (from Oiktos -- pity)
2. Holy: 40 / Hagios -- Sacred, Holy
3. Acceptable: 2101 / Euarestos -- well-pleasing (from 2095 and Arestos -- acceptable, pleasing [from 700]) 2095 / Eu -- well (from Eus -- good) and 700 / Aresko -- to please (from Ar -- fit together)
4. Spiritual: 3050 / Logikos -- reasonable, rational (from 3056) 3056 / Logos -- a word (as embodying an idea), a statment, a speech (from 3004) 3004 / Lego -- to say
5. Worship: 2999 / Latreia -- service (from 3000) 3000 / Latreuo -- to serve (from Latris -- a hired servant)
6. Renewal/Renewing: 342 / Anakainosis -- renewal (from 341) 341 / Anakainoo -- to make new (from 303 and 2537) 303 / Ana -- upwards, up, again, back and 2537 / Kainos -- new, fresh
7. Will: 2307 / Thelema -- will (from 2309 / Thelo -- to will, wish)
8. Good: 18 / Agathos -- good
9. Perfect: 5046 / Teleios -- having reached its end, complete, perfect (from 5056) 5056 / Telos -- an end, a toll
Feel free to comment on what God reveals to you as you read His Word.
In Christ,
David
ESV
A Living Sacrifice
"I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
NASB
Dedicated Service
"Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."
Stephanus 1550 New Testament
1 παρακαλω ουν υμας αδελφοι δια των οικτιρμων του θεου παραστησαι τα σωματα υμων θυσιαν ζωσαν αγιαν ευαρεστον τω θεω την λογικην λατρειαν υμων
2 και μη συσχηματιζεσθε τω αιωνι τουτω αλλα μεταμορφουσθε τη ανακαινωσει του νοος υμων εις το δοκιμαζειν υμας τι το θελημα του θεου το αγαθον και ευαρεστον και τελειον
Key Words:
1. Brothers/Brethren: 80 / Adelphus -- a brother (from Alpha -- first, and delphus -- womb)
2. God: 2316 / Theos -- God, a god
3. Bodies: 4983 / Soma -- a body
4. World: 165 / Aion -- continued duration, a space of time, an age
5. Mind: 3563 / Nous/Noos -- mind, understanding, reason and 2192 / Echo -- to have, hold
1. Appeal/Urge: 3870 / Parakaleo -- to call to or for, to exhort, to encourage (from 3844 and 2564) 3844 / Para -- from beside, by the side of, by, beside and 2564 / Kaleo -- to call
2. Present: 3936 / Paristemi -- to place beside, to present, stand by, appear (from 3844 and 2476) 3844 / Para -- from beside, by the side of, by, beside and 2476 / Histemi -- to make to stand, to stand
3. Living: 2198 / Zao -- to live
4. Sacrifice: 2378 / Thusia -- a sacrifice (from 2380) 2380 / Thuo -- to offer, sacrifice
5. Conformed: 4964 / Suschematizo -- to conform to (from 4862 and Schematizo -- to assume a certain form, figure) 4862 / Sun -- with, together with (expresses association with)
6. Transformed: 3339 / Metamorphoo -- to transform (from 3326 and 3445) 3326 / Meta -- with, among, after and 3445 / Morphoo -- to form (from 3444) 3444 / Morphe -- form, shape
7. Discern/Prove: 1381a / Dokimazo -- to test, to approve (from 1384) 1384 / Dokimos -- tested, approved (from 1209) 1209 / Dechomai -- to receive
1. Mercies: 3628 / Oiktirmos -- compassion, pity (from 3627) 3627 / Oiktiro -- to pity, to have compassion on (from Oiktos -- pity)
2. Holy: 40 / Hagios -- Sacred, Holy
3. Acceptable: 2101 / Euarestos -- well-pleasing (from 2095 and Arestos -- acceptable, pleasing [from 700]) 2095 / Eu -- well (from Eus -- good) and 700 / Aresko -- to please (from Ar -- fit together)
4. Spiritual: 3050 / Logikos -- reasonable, rational (from 3056) 3056 / Logos -- a word (as embodying an idea), a statment, a speech (from 3004) 3004 / Lego -- to say
5. Worship: 2999 / Latreia -- service (from 3000) 3000 / Latreuo -- to serve (from Latris -- a hired servant)
6. Renewal/Renewing: 342 / Anakainosis -- renewal (from 341) 341 / Anakainoo -- to make new (from 303 and 2537) 303 / Ana -- upwards, up, again, back and 2537 / Kainos -- new, fresh
7. Will: 2307 / Thelema -- will (from 2309 / Thelo -- to will, wish)
8. Good: 18 / Agathos -- good
9. Perfect: 5046 / Teleios -- having reached its end, complete, perfect (from 5056) 5056 / Telos -- an end, a toll
Feel free to comment on what God reveals to you as you read His Word.
In Christ,
David
posted by Mark 1:17 at 11:57 AM
3 Comments:
The Long Version:
Romans 12:1-2
A Living Sacrifice/Dedicated Service
1. I appeal/urge/exhort/encourage to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies/pity/compassion of God, to present your bodies as a living Sacrifice, holy/sacred and acceptable/well-pleasing to God, which is your spiritual/reasonable/rational worship/service.
2. Do not be conformed to this world/age, but be transformed by the renewal/making new/making fresh of you mind/understanding/reason, that by testing you may discern/prove/test/approve what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable/well-pleasing and perfect/complete.
My Comments:
1. Because of everything that Paul has talked to us about, the fact that we are sinners and deserve God's punishment, the fact that God has chosen us to be His children, and the fact that God still loves Israel and will soften their hearts, Paul encourages us to present our bodies to God as living Sacrifices!
This is a drastic change from the O.T. where animals were offered as Sacrifice for sins...now after the perfect Lamb of God was offered as a sacrifice to pay for the cost of our sins, we are to daily offer ourselves to God.
2. We must be separate from this world and the times within which we live. We are new creations in Christ Jesus and must renew our minds --- that is to have the mind of Christ. (1 Corinthians 2:16 "'For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?' But we have the mind of Christ.") And with this we can determine what God's will is.
In Christ,
David
The Normal Christian Life
Doctrine to Duty
Things are designed to run a certain way. When we do them in that way it is easy, when we don't, it's hard.
So, How did God design us?
What is the "Normal Christian Life"?
We must not allow ourselves to be squeezed into the worlds mold!
We are changed in the renewing of our minds! Getting into the Word!
1. A life of Surrender (1-2)
Giving ourselves, laying it all down at His feet!
Regular, Consistantly, and Daily
We were bought with a price, because of what God has done in Christ (covered in Chapters 1-11), we are made new!!!
Right Now -- compared to the old Jewish Sacrificial Law System, we are to sacrifice our live and live for Christ.
Problem is, we are Living Sacrifices, and what do they want to do? Get up off the alter! Paul tells us to stay on the alter!!!
This is a logical and rasional thing to do IF you understand what Christ has done for you already!!
We must give to ceaser what is ceasers, it bears his image. And give to God what is Gods! What bears the image of God? We do, we must give ourselves to Him!
2. A Life of Service (3-13)
When we surrender, we are inlisted in His service!
What does this service look like?
A) Marked by Humility (vs 3)
If I serve, I serve by the Grace of God. Our gifts through different is not better!
B) If you have a gift, USE IT!!!
It is abnormal for a Christian to sit on the sidelines!
C) Should be excelent -- do it well, you are serving the Creator! when you serve the King, serve Him in excelence!
D) Charater (9-13) Service and Charater are intertwined! They cannot be separated. Matthew 25
3. A Life of Gracioussness (14-21)
Responding in love and compassion in all situations!
We are called to be gracious.
Always give 2nd, 3rd, 4th...chances to those who fail, that is what Christ always gives you!
2 Samuel 16 and 19 give a wonderful example of how David was Gracious to a man who betrayed him.
In Christ,
David
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