For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ Romans 12:4-5 For – If we’ve learned anything about Paul, it has to be this: he loves to draw conclusions. Paul always seems to move…
as God has allotted to each a measure of faith Romans 12:3 Measure – I told you Paul was difficult! Now you will see just how difficult he really is. When you read this verse, what do you think it means? Do you think that Paul is saying that God gives you some amount of…
not to think more highly of himself that he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has afforded to each a measure of faith. Romans 12:3 Ought – Understanding Paul is perhaps the most difficult task in New Testament theology. Even Peter complained that he was far too…
and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect Romans 12:2 Good And Acceptable And Perfect – What is a tautology? It’s a logical exact equivalence. It’s a statement…
and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect Romans 12:2 May Prove – Wouldn’t it be nice to prove what God’s will is for you? Isn’t that what…
and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect Romans 12:2 Conformed – In case you haven’t lived long enough to notice, the world is preoccupied with fashion. I’m…
I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God Romans 12:1 For the next few days we will examine the teaching of Paul in Romans 12. Sometimes we will have to look at the same verse several time, but rest assured, there…
I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God Romans 12:1 Living – In order for a sacrifice to be “living,” something had to go wrong. You see, in the sacrificial system of Israel, an animal was destroyed when offered to God. …
For YHWH has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep, and has shut your eyes, the prophets, and He has covered your heads, the seers. Isaiah 29:10 Seers – The word for “seers” is chozim. It comes from a root word chazah. It is not Hebrew. This is an Aramaic loanword. Consequently, trying…
For YHWH has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep, and has shut your eyes, the prophets, and He has covered your heads, the seers. Isaiah 29:10 Prophets – You and I can be very glad we did not live in the time of Isaiah. The apostasy of Israel in those days caused…
