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Romans 12:1-2 – “In view of His mercies…”

Many letters written by the Apostle Paul follow a similar trajectory. He opens with doctrine (explaining who we are in Jesus) and ends with application (defining how we are to live in light of our identity in Jesus).

In most letters, you can almost draw a line in the middle at the transition from doctrine to application. Paul follows a similar pattern in Romans, but apparently he had a little more doctrine than application in Romans. The transition from doctrine to application isn’t exactly in the middle—but that doesn’t make the application any less intense.

This past Sunday, we considered just the first two verses of Romans 12 as we transitioned from doctrine to application in the letter to the Romans. Watch our study as we ask two questions of the Lord: Who are you? What do You want me to do?

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Read ahead as we continue our study in Romans.

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Introducing the Bible tab

We’ve updated the Refuge app with some great new features!

First, is the Bible tab (second icon from the left on the bottom of the screen). Tapping on the Bible icon (1 in the graphic above) will bring the word of God to the palm of your hand! You can select different translations—some translations have an audio feature so you can hear the passage narrated!

We’ve added a link to the Three and One episode to the respective chapter in the Bible portion (2 in the graphic above). Tapping on this element will bring you directly to the Three and One episode for that chapter.

Speaking of Three and One, we’ve added the daily readings to the Plan portion (3 in the graphic above). Tapping on Plan will bring you to a list of the readings for Three and One. Selecting the day’s reading will bring you to the scripture for that day’s Three and One portion to read or listen to (if available in the selected translation).

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Be Encouraged

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”
– Romans 12:1

Continually offering our everything to God is our reasonable, rational, and logical response to His mercy. This is one of the reasons why simple Bible study is so important—so that we can see God’s mercies and respond accordingly. It’s the way that the Apostle Paul communicated in his letters—doctrine then application.

But remember, we need to be at the altar, continually in view of God’s mercies because the world is continually distracting us to look away and forget God’s mercies. The world, with it’s philosophy, is competing for our attention and devotion by providing a multitude of distractions so that God’s mercies are no longer in view. And when God’s mercies fade from our view, we forget them and neglect to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice.

When that happens, it just means we need a little more time learning who He is, all that He has given us, and all that He has done for us. This response is what worship looks like—a willing, living sacrifice offered in response to just how good Jesus has been to us. It’s this continual process of receiving and responding that is renewing our minds and helping us to know and to do the next right thing.

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