 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God— this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing...  Daily Devotions of Ordinary People - Extraordinary Godby Jody Neufeld - 2004 - 392 pagesNo preview available - About this book
 | Francis August Schaeffer - 2001 - 196 pages
...culture, Schaeffer is seeking to help Christians be obedient to Paul's injunction in Romans 12:1-2: "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind" (NIV). As we do this, we may more readily present ourselves to the Lord as living... | |
 | Leonhard Goppelt - 1982 - 292 pages
...have. But for that very reason, it fulfills what the OT sacrificial law required of the people of God: "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's...bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — which is your spiritual worship" (Rom 12:1). The church's sacrifice does not produce God's mercy;... | |
 | Brian J. Walsh, J. Richard Middleton - 1984 - 220 pages
...always miss the full scope of their redemptive message. Romans 12:2 speaks directly to our situation. "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." This verse suggests that we can be (indeed should be) transformed, and that... | |
 | Albert M. Wolters - 1985 - 116 pages
...in their ptivate but also in their professional capacity, the wellknown exhortation of the apostle, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this...transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you uilI be able to test and approve unar God's uiH is — his good, pleasing and perfect u'iU" (Rom. 12:2).... | |
 | W. Bingham Hunter - 1986 - 226 pages
...yourself to doing God's will. Basic Christian obedience is essential to praying according to God's will. I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer...bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — which is your spiritual worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be... | |
 | Alan Loy McGinnis - 1987 - 196 pages
...do something important in aviation." • PART THREE STEPS TO INDEPENDENCE CONFIDENCE CHAPTER SEVEN Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. — ROMANS 12:2 / cannot give you the formula for success but I can give you... | |
 | Ken Blue - 2009 - 178 pages
...this daily recommitment to the biblical world view is a practical application of Paul's exhortation: "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind" (Rom 12:2). A strong element in "the pattern of this world" to which we are... | |
 | Barry Liesch - 1988 - 358 pages
...costly? The Book of Romans urges worshipers to offer their bodies in an entire lifestyle of worship. Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's...pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship (Rom. 12:1). The Book of Hebrews also suggests that praise and good works should be natural expressions... | |
 | Leon Morris - 1988 - 600 pages
...Christian "is told how not to dream, but to serve." A. THE CHRISTIAN ATTITUDE TO GOD, 12:1-2 iTherefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer...bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — which is your spiritual worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be... | |
 | Marva J. Dawn - 1989 - 242 pages
...brothers and sisters, with eyes wide open to the mercies of God, as an act of intelligent worship, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your... | |
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