Romans 12:1

A Life Dedicated To God

¹ Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. ² Do not be conformed to this world (religious, social, political, and economic arrangement). But be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Prove what is the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God.

Be Holy

Living Sacrifice

Mercies of God

Pleasing to God

Present Your Bodies

Reasonable Service

Tender Mercies

Spiritual Worship

O God

1 Peter 2:5

You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Romans 6:13

Also do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness. Present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness for God.

Romans 6:16

Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient servants you are his (voluntary) servants because you obey him? This could be obedience to sin with death in view or obedience to righteousness with holiness in view?

Romans 6:19

I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. You once presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to sin. Now you present your members as servants to righteousness and sanctification (purification) (holiness).

Ephesians 4:1

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, invite you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called.

Psalm 19:14

May the words from my mouth and the thoughts from my heart be acceptable to you, O Jehovah, my rock and my Redeemer (Purchaser).

1 Corinthians 1:10

I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there are no divisions among you. You should be perfectly joined together (united) in the same mind and thought.

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you.

Psalm 50:13-14

Do I eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of male goats?

Luke 7:47

She loved much! She has many sins and they are forgiven. When little is forgiven, little love is shown.

Romans 9:23

In that way he could make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy that he had prepared in advance for glory.

Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this world (religious, social, political, and economic arrangement). But be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Prove what is the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God.

1 Corinthians 5:7-8

Purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new batch of dough. For even Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us.

1 Corinthians 6:13-20

Foods are for the belly, and the belly for foods, but God will destroy both of them. Now the body is not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body.

2 Corinthians 4:16

We do not give up! Though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

1 Timothy 5:4

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show righteousness towards their own family, and to repay their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

Titus 3:4-8

When the kindness of God our Savior, and his love toward man, appeared,

Hebrews 13:15-16

Let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God through him [Jesus], that is, the fruit of lips that make confession (give thanks and offer praise) to his name.

1 Peter 2:10-12

In time past you were no people, but now you are the people of God. You had not then received, but now have received mercy (compassion) (divine kindness).

Psalm 69:30-31

I will praise the name of God with a song. I will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Psalm 116:12

How can I repay Jehovah for all the good that he has done for me?

Isaiah 56:7

I will bring them to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar. My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.

Jeremiah 6:20

What purpose does frankincense come to me from Sheba and the sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.

Hosea 14:2

Return to Jehovah and say to him: 'Take away all iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit (young bulls) of our lips.' (Hebrews 13:15)

Romans 2:4

Do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and long-suffering? Do you not know that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

Romans 15:16

That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the nations, ministering the good news of God, that the offering of these nations might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:30

Now I beg you, brothers, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.

2 Corinthians 4:1

We have this ministry to do, even as we obtained mercy, we do not lose heart.

2 Corinthians 5:14-15

For the love of Christ compels us to judge, that one died for all and therefore all died.

2 Corinthians 5:20

We are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making entreaty through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ that you be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 6:1

Working together with him we plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain (to no purpose) (in emptiness).

Ephesians 2:4-10

But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

Ephesians 5:10

Learn what is well pleasing to the Lord.

Philippians 1:20

I will not be put to shame according to my earnest expectation and hope. With all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in me, whether by life or by death.

Philippians 2:1-5

If there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender affection (tender mercy) and compassions,

Philippians 2:17

If I am offered for the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice with you all.

Philippians 4:18

I have all things, and prosper: I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you. It is an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Furthermore, we encourage you, brothers, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you ought to walk, and to please God, so you would abound more and more.

1 Thessalonians 4:10

Indeed, you do it toward all the brothers in all Macedonia: but we encourage you to increase more and more.

1 Thessalonians 5:12

We ask you, brothers, to appreciate those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you.

1 Timothy 2:3

This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior.

Hebrews 10:20-22

by a new and living way, which he consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh,

Hebrews 13:22

I urge you, brothers, bear with the word of exhortation. I have written to you in few words.

1 Peter 2:20

What value is there when you sin, and are buffeted for it, you take it patiently? But if, when you do well and suffer for it, you take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

Romans 11:30-31

In times past you have not believed (did not obey) God. Yet you have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: