Romans 12:1-2 (KJV) I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Paul has concluded the doctrinal part of this letter. He has shown that all are sinners and deserve nothing but God’s anger, and he has revealed something of the greatness of God’s mercy. From here on to the end of this letter he writes of the practical daily life that believers should live because God has been merciful to them. What good is all the wonderful truth revealed in chapters 1–11 to those who read it but remain unchanged and disobedient to it?
The first thing we must all do, of course, is to give ourselves completely to God. In Old Testament days priests in Israel offered animal sacrifices which were slain. Now believers – the priests of the New Testament must offer a living sacrifice, their own bodies for God to use for His glory. This is the sort of worship God wants, not mere words. This kind of sacrifice is “holy” and “acceptable” to Him.
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