Intro

• Romans written to all Christians
• Gentiles grafted into the family of God = status equal to jews
• God’s wisdom - Romans 11:33-36
• God’s wisdom is found in scripture - 1 Corinthians 2:6-7
• Romans 12:1-3
• Therefore = these two passages are connected
• Jews = system of sacrifice = dead things to atone for sin
• Jesus = final sacrifice, resurrected, no more dead things because of sin
• Christians = our bodies are a living sacrifice
• Sanctification = Being made like Jesus by the work of the Holy Spirit
• 2 Peter 1:3 - God has given us everything we need
• We are conformed to the world, now we must consciously not be
• Be not conformed
• Be ye transformed
• The purpose is so we can know the will of God, and live by it.
• Romans 12:3 - God’s ways are higher than our ways
• Implications - don’t look at scripture to support our own conclusions, draw conclusions from the wisdom
• of God as revealed in scripture
• Romans 11:33-36
• Be not conformed but be ye transformed - Eph 5:18-20
• Be not conformed but be ye transformed - Col 3:5
• Be not conformed but be ye transformed - Eph 4:29
• Be not conformed but be ye transformed - 1 Th 4:3-5, 1 Cor 7:5
• Be not conformed by be ye transformed - 1 Cor 6:9-11
• Be not conformed – The world has given you conclusions. This is the wrong place to start.
• Be ye transformed – Start in the scripture. Seek God’s wisdom.
• Don’t misuse scripture

Recap

Scripture matters because it’s God’s incomparable wisdom
Scripture needs to impact and inform our thinking as a result
Our conclusions need to come from scripture, not be brought to scripture.

Be not conformed. Be ye transformed.