Weekly Sermon
This is a companion sermon to a previous sermon: By the Mercies of God - Romans 12:1
Romans 12:1-2 reads, “I 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. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
In these two verses of God’s holy Word, we find three instructions for our lives. First, we find the instruction to present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto the Lord our God. Second, we find the instruction to be not conformed to this present evil world. Third, we find the instruction, rather, to be transformed into our Lord’s image by the renewing of our minds. Now, all three of these instructions are built upon the same foundation; for the apostle stated under the inspiration of God the Holy Spirit, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God.” The foundation for our obedience to our Lord Gjod’s instructions is the foundation of our Lord God’s mercies toward us. Brethren, when we truly meditate upon “the mercies of God,” then we will be motivated unto obedience. Yet, after meditating upon “the mercies of God” toward us, we must then move forward unto obedience. We must then consider the three instructions of this passage, and we must follow them in our daily living.
This is a companion sermon to a previous sermon: By the Mercies of God - Romans 12:1
Romans 12:1-2 reads, “I 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. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
In these two verses of God’s holy Word, we find three instructions for our lives. First, we find the instruction to present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto the Lord our God. Second, we find the instruction to be not conformed to this present evil world. Third, we find the instruction, rather, to be transformed into our Lord’s image by the renewing of our minds. Now, all three of these instructions are built upon the same foundation; for the apostle stated under the inspiration of God the Holy Spirit, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God.” The foundation for our obedience to our Lord Gjod’s instructions is the foundation of our Lord God’s mercies toward us. Brethren, when we truly meditate upon “the mercies of God,” then we will be motivated unto obedience. Yet, after meditating upon “the mercies of God” toward us, we must then move forward unto obedience. We must then consider the three instructions of this passage, and we must follow them in our daily living.