• The Christian and God — Rom 12:1-2
• The Christian and Self — Rom 12:3
• The Christian and the Body of Christ — Rom 12:4-16
  • Exercising gifts — Rom 12:4-8
  • Expressing love — Rom 12:9-16
• The Christian and Society — Rom 12:17-21
  • Attitudes toward society
    • Isolation — Jhn 17:9-23
    • Identification — 1Jo 2:14-17
    • Penetration — 1Jo 5:4-5
  • Love is forgiving — Rom 12:17
    • Natural reaction — Evil for evil
    • Christian response — Forgiving love
  • Love is honorable — Rom 12:17
    • "Abstain from all appearance of evil" — 1Th 5:22
    • "In the sight of all" — they are watching
  • Love is peaceable — Rom 12:18
    • Peace with God
    • Peace with self
    • Peace with others
    • Blessed are the peacemakers
    • Not peace at any price — "If it be possible"
    • The Prince of Peace
  • Love is non-avenging — Rom 12:19-20
    • Vengeance does not belong to us
      • Vengeance is God"s
      • Give way to God"s wrath — let it rule
      • "I will repay" — pay back — personally and accurately Deu 32:35; 2Ti 1:5-9
    • Kindness is the heart"s tenderizer
    • Vengeance means we have stooped to the same evil
    • Revenge becomes wild and uncontrollable
    • The natural man — has a spirit of retaliation
  • Love overcomes evil — Rom 12:20-21
    • Treats enemies with kindness
    • Gives to the enemy — food, drink
    • The coals of fire — the healing shame
    • The overcoming
      • We are overcome by evil when we are brought to commit the same
        • Evil can never be conquered by evil
        • When hatred is met by hatred, hatred increases
      • We overcome evil with good
        • The way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend
        • Kill enemies with kindness
      • There is a war between good and evil
        • No one is neutral
        • We must live a positive godly and good life
    • The national application
    • The personal application

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