~ Be A Non-Conformist ~
Series Note
~ In just the single chapter of
Romans 12 the Apostle Paul gave believers a list of 39 things which are part of
the Christian life which pleases God.
This chapter is crying out saying, “If
you name Jesus Christ as your Savior then please act like a Christian!” It is Paul’s “To Do List” for us. The key principle is that while you and I
cannot change God’s character (who He
really is) we have the clear potential to damage His reputation (what others think He is).
Scripture to Meditate On
~ “I beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do
not be conformed to this world” (Romans 12:1-2a).
Comment
~ The world system and its
secular values are in many cases the antithesis of Godly values. Live your life with eternity in view. When I was a young man I heard a saying which
I have never forgotten: “Don’t sacrifice the permanent on the altar of the
immediate.”
Related Passage
~ “Do not love the world or the
things in the world. If anyone loves the
world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the
eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust
of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever” (1 John 2:15-17).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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