...exhortation of the Apostle, commencing at the first verse of the chapter ; wherein he beseeches us, by the mercies of God, to present our bodies a living sacrifice, and to be not conformed to this world, &c. ; or, more particular^*, perhaps, in regard to the more...

...ministry of love. So John writes, "We love, because He first loved us." And so also Paul "beseeches us by the mercies of God to present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God, for that is but our reasonable service." It is something like this which...

...flesh " That includes our "old man " and that's where the newness kicks in. Paul begs us, in Romans I2, "by the mercies of God, " to present our bodies "a living sacrifice. " Consider his plea. Everything that has happened to you in this life — good or bad — Paul asks...

...weight, and the sin which so easily beset us" (Hebrews 12:1). Paul beseeches us in Romans 12:1,".. .by the mercies of God, to present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is our reasonable service." This is our service to Him in response...

...temple, not to force them in." •• If by the Apostle, (Rom. xii. 1.) we are beseeched as brethren, by the mercies of God, to present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is our reasonable service or worship ; then is no man to be forced,...

...graces are not condemned by any law, but " perfect and complete in all the will of God." Once more, i we are besought, "by the mercies of God, to present our bodies" — ourselves, our souls and bodies — " a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God, which is...