Try this verse on for size:
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, 'which is' your spiritual service.
2 And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God (Romans 12:1-2, ASV).
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All believers want salvation; that is, from the "stuff" that life throws our way and the struggles we face everyday that only God knows. So we basically want to APPLY God's Word, which enables this deliverance.
Here's a principle to remember: YOU CANNOT APPLY WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW, YOU CANNOT KNOW WHAT YOU HAVENT LEARNED, AND YOU CAN'T LEARN WHAT YOU DON'T TAKE THE TIME AND EFFORT TO STUDY.
The INTAKE of Bible Doctrine is the the foundation for your intimacy with God and your intimacy with God fuels your outreach for Him.
*So this year, commit yourself to studying God's Word. Take it in like you take in food! In my house there is a Bible on our dinner table. It never moves. It's cake with food and coffee has been spilled on it, but it will not be removed. Taking in physical food will always be associated with taking in spiritual nutrients in my house. My prayer is that my children pass this on to their children, etc.
The transforming of your life is a passive verb because God does the work. Our part is straight forward. Take in his Word, which enables us to see life through a divine perspective.
In His Gracious Grip,
RB
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, 'which is' your spiritual service.
2 And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God (Romans 12:1-2, ASV).
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All believers want salvation; that is, from the "stuff" that life throws our way and the struggles we face everyday that only God knows. So we basically want to APPLY God's Word, which enables this deliverance.
Here's a principle to remember: YOU CANNOT APPLY WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW, YOU CANNOT KNOW WHAT YOU HAVENT LEARNED, AND YOU CAN'T LEARN WHAT YOU DON'T TAKE THE TIME AND EFFORT TO STUDY.
The INTAKE of Bible Doctrine is the the foundation for your intimacy with God and your intimacy with God fuels your outreach for Him.
*So this year, commit yourself to studying God's Word. Take it in like you take in food! In my house there is a Bible on our dinner table. It never moves. It's cake with food and coffee has been spilled on it, but it will not be removed. Taking in physical food will always be associated with taking in spiritual nutrients in my house. My prayer is that my children pass this on to their children, etc.
The transforming of your life is a passive verb because God does the work. Our part is straight forward. Take in his Word, which enables us to see life through a divine perspective.
In His Gracious Grip,
RB
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