Romans 12

Sorry for the delay, its been a crazy couple of days.

Romans 12 probably my favorite chapter of the whole Bible. Its full of stuff that will both convict and give hope. It is a sort of plea from Paul to the believers in Rome to give their lives to Christ. Not in some purely symbolic way either, Paul is calling on Christians to act like the church should which is as the body. Read through it a couple times.

What does it mean to offer your minds and bodies to God?

I think a verse that answer this to an extent is "Everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible, but not everything is constructive. (I Corinthians 10:23)"

There are certain things that people around you may do or say that though they don't seem so bad may send the wrong message. If people know you are a Christian, you then represent Christianity to that person. One they identify that you believe, you become the face of Jesus to them in a very real way.

How has your life changed?

What excuses do you make for your self?

Paul tells us that offering ourselves is a spiritual act of worship. How does that statement affect/reflect your definition of worship?

Verse 9 begins a passage on love. What are a few examples of love that is sincere. What about insincere?