rom 12v01 A Living Sacrifice
"A LIVING SACRIFICE"
Romans 12:1
I am calling for every believer
to dedicate himself to the cause of Christ, to live on this earth for the glory
of God, and walk before men in righteousness and truth. I want to promote godliness
among godly people. Let all who know the mercy of God subdue the passions of
our flesh and the lusts of our hearts, and avoid the moral decadence of
society. "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to
all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should
live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world" (Tit.
2:11,12).
THE BASIS OF MY APPEAL IS THE GRACE OF GOD ALONE.
Consecration to God is just reasonable service from those who have been saved
by grace in Christ. I WILL NOT APPEAL TO GOD'S ELECT ON THE BASIS OF THE
LAW. I will not hold over you the law's terror, threatening you with
punishment, or try to bribe you into devotion by the promise of reward.
"We are not under the law but under grace" (Rom.
Child of God, I am calling for you to "PROVE
THE SINCERITY OF YOUR LOVE" (II Cor. 8:8). "I beseech you
therefore by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."
"Ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify
God in your body and in your spirit, which
are God's" (I Cor.