Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God… I. THE LEADING MOTIVE OF THE GOSPEL. 1. Not self-interest; not the reasonableness, beauty, and dignity of virtue. 2. But a grateful sense of God's many and great mercies. II. THE SUMMARY OF CHRISTIAN DUTY. Self-dedication to God, or the consecration of ourselves to do His holy will. (D. Thomas, D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. |
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