16. READ: ROMANS 12:1-8
[Romans 12:1] "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. [2] Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you
will be able to test and approve what God's Will is--His
good, pleasing and perfect Will.
[3] "For by the grace given me I say to every one of
you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but
rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with
the measure of faith God has given you. [4] Just as each of us has
one body with many members, and these members do not all have the
same function, [5] so in Christ we who are many form one body, and
each member belongs to all the others. [6] We have different gifts,
according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is
prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his [or, "in
agreement with the"] faith. [7] If it is serving, let him
serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; [8] if it is encouraging,
let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others,
let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern
diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it
cheerfully."
a. To whom should we sacrifice our bodies?
b. What must we NOT conform to?
c. In Christ, we who are many form what?
