Romans 12: 1- 2 told us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. Versus 3-8 tell us how we are to think about our spiritual gifts which are to be used building up of the church.

Pastor Rick Clayton. It's not the quality of our faith, but the object of our faith, Jesus Christ, which matters.

What does it take to not be confirmed to the pattern of this age?

The life of Christian belongs to Christ. Paul implores us to live lives of total submission. He does not call us to die for Him but to live for Him who has died for us.

Our theology should drive our doxology and our doxology should drive us to theology. The knowledge of God, in faith, drive us to praise. Knowledge without love is cold, dead religion. Love with our knowledge is idolatry. Both result in self-worship.

Anyone who is saved is saved by God's mercy alone. This should humble us and drive us to praise God.

The New Testament church is not a new creation out of nothing. The gentiles in the New Testament church, according to Romans 11:17, have been grafted into the Old Testament root. This Old Testament root (The Abrahamic promises) nourishes the New Testament church. Therefore, all the promises to spiritual Israel are either fulfilled in or still promised to the New Testament church. The warnings to faithfulness still stand as well.

The privileges of being a Christian. Our close relationship to the Father. That it is possible for the believer to do works which are good in his sight.

Divine retributive justice and the grace of God.

The Christian is no longer under a covenant of works or law, but of grace in Jesus Christ. The law pointed to Jesus Christ. The law was fulfilled in Jesus Christ. And now the law is written on the heart of the believer.