Romans 12 has multiple great lists; the author, Paul, must have been one organized fellow.  Four posts in a row are going to look at the lists. Today we look at the first 3 verses of Romans 12, which call Paul’s Christian brothers to continually worship God in all they do, by   

• Presenting your bodies as a holy and acceptable sacrifice to God
• Not being conformed to this world
• Being transformed by the renewal of your mind
• By testing, discerning what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect
• Not thinking more highly of yourself than you ought
• Thinking with sober judgment
• Exercising the measure of faith God has assigned

The fact that God has assigned a “measure” of faith to each believer sets up the next list – spiritual gifts allotted.  See tomorrow’s post.