The term "offer" comes from the Greek "paristémi," meaning to present or place at one's disposal. This is a call to action, urging believers to present themselves fully to God. "Bodies" here signifies the whole person, not just the physical form. In the historical context of Roman soc...
Romans 12:21 Meaning and Commentary Romans 12:21 Be not overcome of evil Neither of the evil one, Satan, who is very busy to stir up the corruption of nature to an hatred of enemies, and to seek revenge; but give no place nor heed unto him, resist him, and he will flee from you...
Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body. But as a chopped-off finger or cut-off toe we wouldn't amount to much, would we? So since we find ourselves fashioned into all these excellently formed and marvelously functioning parts in Christ's body, New King James...
but effective. It simply means that you read the Word, explain the Word as it would have been understood in its original context by careful exegesis, and apply the original meaning of the Word to the listening audience
TransformationRoman 12:1-2In the beginning He created the heavens and the earth, the earth was formless and empty; pitch darkness covered the great oceans, and the Spirit of God driftedAndrean, TonyMing, DavidSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
In the impulse of the moment, and in the expansiveness of his own heart, he had seemed to put it so; but his real meaning was that they should receive mutual comfort and edification. Strictly, the idea of mutual comfort is drawn from the two verses combined, not from this singly. In ...
Romans 12:14 Meaning and Commentary Romans 12:14 Bless them which persecute you It is the lot of God's, people in this world to be persecuted by the men of it, in some shape or another, either by words or deeds; either by reviling and reproaching them, and speaking all manner of ...
4-6In this way we are like the various parts of a human body. Each part gets its meaning from the body as a whole, not the other way around. The body we’re talking about is Christ’s body of chosen people. Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body. But...
The Study Of Theological Sin And The Meaning Of Transformation Based On Romans 12:1-2 In the beginning He created the heavens and the earth, the earth was formless and empty; pitch darkness covered the great oceans, and the Spirit of God drifted over the surface of the earth '(Genesis 1...
John described this worldly way of living as "the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life" (1 John 2:16). By instinct, all of us chase those things in pursuit of happiness and meaning. Paul tells us to abandon the chase for pleasure, possessions, and ...