At Men's Night 1212 a few weeks ago, our pastor challenged us to read through Romans 12 to the end of the book. His analogy about Romans 12 being a lot like a favorite place he likes to visit is spot on target. There's nothing like visiting an old familiar place that brings enjoyment to lift our spirits. And like our pastor, I have a similar fondness for Romans 12 as one of my favorite spots in the Bible.
This incredible chapter in many ways is a starting point for God's man on how to live the Christian life. Paul went into great detail up to this point about God's saving grace and mercy through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ on the cross so that we would have complete and total confidence in our eternal destiny. The remaining verses in Romans tell us what it means to live a life that is pleasing to God. As we offer ourselves as a living sacrifice to God, wholly and pleasing to him as our act of worship (v.1) and we begin to allow our minds to be renewed and transformed (v.2), we begin to set ourselves apart from the world. The remainder of Romans 12 deals with realistic self-appraisal and defining our spiritual gifts to serve others (v.3-8) and our relationships with others (v.9-21).
The following link is a great resource for further study on Romans 12 and helps provide solid, biblical answer to the issues we face. I encourage you to check it out and make Romans 12 one of your old familiar places.
http://r12online.livingontheedge.org/
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