Romans 12:2 …Be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.            The purpose of having a transformed m...  Read More

Romans 12:2b Do not be conformed… but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Whereas v. 1 issues an ...  Read More

Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world…            As any Christian can attest, being a follower of Christ, sadly, does not always entail actually following Christ. There are times when Christi...  Read More

Romans 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.From Romans 1-11 Paul ...  Read More

Romans 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship (ESV).The phrase “spir...  Read More

Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.            Having ...  Read More

Romans 12:1a Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God…Although Romans chapters 1-11 are not completely devoid of exhortation to Christian-living (cf. 6:11-13, 19; 11:18, 20), for the most...  Read More

Romans 11:35-36 Or who has first given to [God] that it might be paid back to him again? 36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.            The ex...  Read More

Romans 11:33-34 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! 34 For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who bec...  Read More

Romans 11:32 For God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all.The astounding statement in v. 32 is merely a summary statement of what Paul has been saying since the first chapt...  Read More

Romans 11:28-31 From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of God’s choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers; 29 for the gifts and the calling...  Read More

Romans 11:26-27 …and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion, He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.” 27 “This is My covenant with them, When I take away...  Read More