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The Only Way to Live in Relationship to God
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The surrender of the life — the body
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The urgent request
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Paul wants action
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The basis of this appeal — "Therefore"
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All that has been written before
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Because you are forgiven
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Because you are in Christ free from condemnation
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Because you are indwelt
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Because you are eternally united with Christ
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Because you are the elect of God
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Because there is no separation from love"
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Love so amazing, so divine demands my"
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Furthermore I beseech you"
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The nature of true surrender to God
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A voluntary act "Ye present"
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Complete resignation
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A personal and specific act
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"Your bodies" a symbol that our whole life is to be consumed in the fire of God —sovereign
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The sacred obligation of the Christian
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We are the priests
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We are an offering that lives
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This is a useful act "Living"
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God has no need for dead bodies
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It is a reasonable act — "Your reasonable service"
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An act of reason — done intelligently
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This is the only reasonable relationship to God
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Surrender now — don"t live in rebellion
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This is peace, joy, relief from tension
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Second appeal, based on the first — "Be not conformed to the world"
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Don"t live by the standard of the world
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Be subject to the Spirit of God
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Be ye transformed
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By the renewing of your mind
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The constant exercise of the mind on spiritual themes
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Transformation — inner change
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As our mind is occupied with Christ we become like Him
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The purpose of transformation
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"That ye may prove"
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To discover personally the fact and the excellent character of the will of God
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God's will for the believer is good
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It will not always be easy
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Character building requires discipline and testing
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God's will is acceptable
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God's will is perfect — regardless of circumstance
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There was a cross in the life of Christ
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There will be crosses in our lives
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But it will be God —perfect will for us
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The Only Reasonable Attitude in the Church — <a id="si_2" onclick="return mV('Rom',12,'3-5');">Rom 12:3-5</a>
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Humility, not self-depreciation
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Guard against conceit and boasting
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Soberly — evaluate your life properly
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Face reality
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Appreciation — God hath dealt to every man
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No one person is gifted alone
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Just a small part
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We are not the big wheel, but a spoke
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There are responsibilities in the church
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How to get along — <a id="si_3" onclick="return mV('Rom',12,'9-13');">Rom 12:9-13</a>
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Sincere love — "without hypocrisy"
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No ulterior motive
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Only for the sake of Christ
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Only for the sake of others
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Diligence in service — not slothful
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Zeal — fervent in spirit — divine energy
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Optimism — rejoicing in hope
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Christians need this — don"t mope around
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Don"t look on the gloomy side
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Patience in tribulation
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Steady thru every experience
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Prayer
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Generosity
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In Relationship to the World — <a id="si_4" onclick="return mV('Rom',12,'17-21');">Rom 12:17-21</a>
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Peaceful
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Unavenging
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Belongs to God
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In so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire
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The person shall be turned one way or the other
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Either melted to repentance or, hardened to be placed under the certain judgment of God
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