Sermon Notes: In Christ Alone - Romans 12:1-2

Rom. 12:1-2

 

   I.  Wholly give yourself to God. 

      "The one expression (indicative) covers what God has done in terms of the gospel; it deals with the divine provision. The other (imperative) deals with what the Christian is expected to do by way of working out the salvation that has been given to him, consequently majoring on exhortation."-Harrison

-Phil. 2:12-13

-paristemi = to present; technical term for presenting a sacrifice.

-spiritual service = logikos

-logikos = reasonable, rational, spiritual 

"Our only 'reasonable' - and by implicaiton, spiritual-service of worship is to present God with all that we are and all that we have."-MacArthur 

 

  II.  Reject the mold of the world.

-world = aion = age

-Gal. 1:4

-conform = suschematizo = to form or mold after something 

"those who belong to Christ have been transferred from the old realm of sin and death into the new realm of righteousness and life."-Moo

 

 III.  Be transformed through renewal of your mind.

-Matt. 12:43-45

-transformed = metamorphoo = change in form