Guidelines For Guidelines For Christian Living (1)Christian Living (1)

Romans 12:1-3

A Christian Must Be A Christian Must Be A Living Sacrifice (1)A Living Sacrifice (1)

This speaks of commitment, giving oneself to GodWe belong to Him (1 Cor. 6:19-20; Rom. 14:7-8)

Instruments for His service (Rom. 6:13-19)

Self-denial is crucial (Matt. 16:24; Lk. 14:33).

The concept of submission to the Lord has about vanished from modern religion“Our submission to Christ is not merely mental assent; it proceeds from the mind and includes the whole of man as he presents his body as sacrifice to God”

We are to live in submission to God (Gal. 2:20)

A Christian Must Live A Christian Must Live A Transformed Life (2)A Transformed Life (2)

Conformity (or assimilation) is almost a natural thingNot wrong in and of itself, beneficial in certain avenues

Disastrous when it comes to morality and spirituality

We cannot let the world mold us (cf. 2 Cor. 6:17; Jn. 17:15; 1 Jn. 5:19)

To be transformed is to be changedContrasted to being conformedA new creature in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17)

Requires renewed thinking (cf. 2 Cor. 10:5; Eph. 22-24; Col. 3:9-10)

God’s word will instruct us how we ought to be transformed (Acts 20:32)

A Christian Must Live A Christian Must Live In Humility (3)In Humility (3)

Watch your thinkingDo not exaggerate your importance

Let God be the one who notices us (Matt. 6:4, 6, 18)

We all have different abilities (1 Peter 4:11)

We all need each other (Phil. 2:3-4; Eph. 4:32)

No disciple is greater than the other in the kingdom (Matt. 20:25-28)