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Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Romans 12:1
Christian Life
SUMMARY OF ROMANS 12: The Divine Mercy Should Move Us. Being
Transformed. Humility. Faithfulness in Our Own Personal Duties.
Loving with Pure Hearts. Blessing for Cursing; Good for Evil.
Leaving Vengeance to the Lord. Treatment of Enemies.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God. The depth
of the riches of the divine mercy has been shown in the argument of the
preceding chapters, mercy for Jew and Gentile believers, and mercy in
prospect for all Israel. The argument is now ended; God's plans have
been explained, and the apostle appeals to those who have found mercy,
in the name of that mercy, "to continue in the goodness of God"
(Romans 11:22).
Present your bodies a living sacrifice. The Jewish dispensation
with its sacrifices was ended; it closed when Christ, "our passover"
(1 Corinthians 5:7), was offered for us. But a new order of sacrifice has
come in. We should give ourselves. As the victim on the altar was
surrendered wholly to God, so our bodies with all their members should
be consecrated to his service; not as slain, but as "living
sacrifices". We do this when they become the temple of the Holy Spirit,
and are used to serve God.
Your reasonable service. The consecration of the body to God is
not an outward act, like the sacrifice on the altar, but an act of the
mind, or reason; hence "a reasonable service".
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
John 17:19
Romans 12:1
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