Functioning in the Body
I. The Kind of Person for the Body
- A. A person with revelation - Rom. 12:1a, 2 (cf. Rom. 9-11)
- B. A consecrated person - Rom. 12:1
- C. A person who deals with the world - Rom. 12:2
- D. A person who is under the renewing of the mind - Rom. 12:2
- E. A person who is open to keep pressing on - Rom. 12:2b
- F. A broken person - Rom. 12:3
- G. A corporate person - Rom. 12:4-5
- H. A functioning person - Rom. 12:6-8
II. The Testimony of the Persons Living the Body Life
- A. Genuine - Rom. 12:9a
- B. A distinctive testimony - Rom. 12:9b
- C. Mutual and affectionate love - Rom. 12:10
- D. Spirit and emotion in service - Rom. 12:11
- E. Experiencing God in environmental difficulties - Rom. 12:12
- F. Practical care for one another - Rom. 12:13
- G. Being controlled by divine love in every situation
- 1. Expressing perfect love to those who persecute - Rom. 12:14;
Matt. 5:44-48
- 2. Selfless sympathy - Rom. 12:15
- 3. Not gravitating toward those who flatter "our own conceits"
- Rom. 12:16
- 4. Do not get on the level of evil but let your reactions reflect
the testimony of the Gospel of peace - Rom. 12:17-18
- 5. Don't interfere with God's handling of others - Rom. 12:19
- 6. Seek to gain the upper hand in bad relationships by doing things
that have the effect of melting others - Rom. 12:20-21