A Living Sacrifice Romans 12:1,2

Ro 12:1 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.

A Living Sacrifice Romans 12:1,2

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Romans 12:1,2 I beseech you therefore, A Living Sacrifice Romans 12:1,2 I beseech you therefore,

The Jews rejected Jesus Christ The Gentiles accepted Him A Living Sacrifice The Jews rejected Jesus Christ The Gentiles accepted Him

A Living Sacrifice Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

A Living Sacrifice Rom 1:5 Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name,

Rom 16:25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began 26 but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith —

Obedience to the gospel A Living Sacrifice Obedience to the gospel is what saves Rom 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Obedience to the gospel 2 Cor. 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. A Living Sacrifice Obedience to the gospel 2 Cor. 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

A Living Sacrifice contend earnestly for the faith Jude 3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

Dead Sacrifices of the Old Testament A Living Sacrifice Dead Sacrifices of the Old Testament

Innocent Not conscious No choice A Living Sacrifice Innocent Not conscious No choice

A Living Sacrifice Heb 10:3-4 3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.

A Living Sacrifice Rom 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

A Living Sacrifice Gen 3:21 Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them. Rev 13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

All the sacrifices pointed . . . A Living Sacrifice John the Baptist . . . Jesus . . . LAMB Jn 1:29 All the sacrifices pointed . . . Cross . . .

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Therefore Great mercy Amazing Redemption A Living Sacrifice Therefore Great mercy Amazing Redemption

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A Living Sacrifice Luke 9:57 Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, "Lord, I will follow You wherever You go." 58 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

A Living Sacrifice Luke 9:23 Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

Rom 12:1 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.

Holy Acceptable to God Spiritual Service Levitical ceremonial . . . Selfless service

A Living Sacrifice 1Pet 2:5 You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

A Living Sacrifice Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. 42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. 43 So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; 44 for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.”

A Living Sacrifice Romans 12:1,2