Romans 12 New American
Standard Bible (NASB)
Dedicated
Service
12 Therefore I urge you, brethren,
by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice,
[a]acceptable to God, which is your [b]spiritual service of worship. 2 And do
not be conformed to this [c]world, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mind, so that you may [d]prove what the will of God is, that which is good and
[e]acceptable and perfect.
3 For through the grace given to me
I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought
to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to
each a measure of faith. 4 For just as we have many members in one body and all
the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, who are many, are one body
in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Since we have gifts that
differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them
accordingly: if prophecy, [f]according to the proportion of his faith; 7 if
[g]service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; 8 or he who
exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with [h]liberality; he who [i]leads,
with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
9 Let love be without hypocrisy.
Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in
brotherly love; [j]give preference to one another in honor; 11 not lagging
behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope,
persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, 13 contributing to the needs of
the [k]saints, [l]practicing hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute [m]you;
bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those
who weep. 16 Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind,
but [n]associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. 17
Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. [o]Respect what is right in the sight
of all men. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all
men. 19 Never take your own revenge, beloved, but [p]leave room for the wrath
of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. 20
“But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink;
for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome
by evil, but overcome evil with good.
5904
maturity, spiritual
The
development of Christlike character and behaviour in the Christian through a
renewed mind and tested faith.
Christlikeness as the goal and model
for spiritual maturity
Eph 4:13-15 See also Col 2:6-7; Heb
12:2
Marks of spiritual maturity
Spiritual understanding Col 2:2 See
also Ro 15:14; 1Co 2:6; 1Co 14:20; Eph 1:17-18; Heb 5:12-6:1
Discernment of God’s will and
changed behaviour Col 1:9-10 See also Ro 12:2; 1Co 3:1-3; Gal 5:22-23; Eph
4:22-23; Php 1:9-11; 2Th 1:3
Stability Col 4:12 See also Eph
4:14; 2Pe 3:17-18
Care for the weaker brother Ro 15:1
See also Gal 6:1-2
Maturity is to be the aim of the
Christian
Php 3:13-15 See also Lk 8:14 a
reason for spiritual immaturity; 2Co 7:1; 2Co 13:11; 1Ti 6:11
The process of maturity
God causes spiritual growth Php 1:6
See also Gal 3:3; Heb 10:14
Possessing gifts of ministry Eph
4:11-13 See also Ro 1:11
Being equipped by the word of God
2Ti 3:16-17 See also Ro 15:4; 1Pe 2:2; 1Jn 2:5
Persevering through trials Ro 5:3-5
See also Heb 2:10; Jas 1:3-4; 1Pe 5:10
The concern of the pastor is to help
others to maturity
Col 1:28-29 See also 2Co 13:9-10;
Gal 4:19
8348 spiritual growth, nature of
8348 spiritual growth, nature of
Having given spiritual life to his
people, God expects them to grow to maturity.
God desires the spiritual growth of
his people
Mt 5:48; Heb 6:1 See also 2Co
13:9-11; Eph 1:4; Eph 2:10; Eph 3:17-19; Php 3:12; 1Th 4:1,7; 2Ti 1:9
Christlikeness is the goal of
spiritual growth
Ro 8:29 See also Eph 4:13-15; Php
2:5; 1Jn 3:2-3
Aspects of spiritual growth
Growth in grace 2Pe 3:18 See also Pr
4:18; 1Pe 2:1-3
Growth in faith 2Th 1:3 See also 2Co
10:15
Growth in love 1Th 3:12 See also Ro
5:5; 1Co 14:1; Php 1:9; 1Th 4:9-10; Heb 10:24; 1Jn 4:7-21; 1Jn 5:1-3
Growth in understanding Ps 119:27;
1Co 14:20 See also Ps 119:97-99; Ro 12:2; Ro 16:19; 1Co 13:11; Eph 1:17-19; Php
1:9-10; Col 1:9; Heb 5:14
Growth in holiness 2Co 7:1 See also
Eph 5:25-26; Heb 2:11; Heb 10:10-14; Heb 12:14; Heb 13:12; 1Pe 1:15-16
Growth in fruitfulness Jn 15:16 See
also Mt 13:23 pp Mk 4:20 pp Lk 8:15; Jn 15:2,8; Php 1:11; Col 1:10
Growth in contentment Php 4:11-12
See also 1Ti 6:6; Heb 13:5
Examples of spiritual growth
In individuals 1Sa 2:26 Samuel; Lk
1:80 John the Baptist Jesus Christ: Lk 2:40,52 Paul: Ac 9:22; 1Co 9:26-27; Php
3:12-14
Ac 18:26 Apollos; Phm 11 Onesimus;
3Jn 2-3 Gaius
In the church Ac 9:31; Ac 11:26; Ac
16:5; 2Co 10:15; Col 1:6; 1Th 2:13; 2Th 1:3
No comments:
Post a Comment