Wow to Uve in Two Codies
By JAMES E. ROSSCUP
Many Christians have memorized Romans 12:1-2. Some, however, have not realized the tremendous way in which Paul's words about presenting the body and having the mind transformed lead into the rest of the chapter. Paul speaks of two bodies. What you do with your own body comes first, but after this what do you do with your spiritual gifts and fruit in the body of Christ? The experience of verses 1-2 is necessary for the reality of verse 2b, realizing the will of God. It is when your mind is being renewed
that you can properly exercise your role in the body of Christ. It is there, according to Paul's emphasis here, that you do the will of God. Of course this does not deny that you are to do His will in all other aspects of life as well, as in obeying civil authority (13:1-7), etc. How do you relate the will of Cod to others in the body of Christ? Paul shows us. By a proper estimation of your gift (vv. 3-5). You are to take a spiritually healthy attitude toward yourself and your ability, between
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