The first word in Romans 12:3 is the word “for.” This tells us that we are continuing the discussion that began in Romans 12:1-2. Remember that in Romans 12:2 that we were told that being living sacrifices means that we must not be conformed to this world but transformed by the renewing of our minds so that we can discern the will of God. God wants us to know his will through his word. But discerning his will requires a transformed mind. This is where Paul is going now in Romans 12:3-8. We need to have a different way of thinking. We also noted in our last lesson that, before we come to Christ, our thinking is darkened and futile (cf. Ephesians 4:17-18). So we need our minds renewed. We need a new way of thinking as disciples of Jesus. Paul is going to teach us how to think about ourselves, how to think about others, and what to do with this new way of thinking. Open your copies of God’s word to Romans 12:3-8 and let us consider together the new way of thinking God wants for each of us…

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