Pastor Josh continues teaching us through the Epistle to the Romans:
“Our passage this morning still falls under the main heading of Romans 12:1-2. We are still exploring what it means “to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship,” and this will require that we are not “conformed to this world,” but instead are “transformed by the renewal of your mind,” so that we will be able to discern the good and acceptable will of God…We are also still exploring the subheadings of Romans 12:9 and 21, and what it looks like to live out The Love Genuine by “overcom[ing] evil with good.” Giving ourselves wholly to God, and being transformed in our thinking, is expressed in how we relate to all of the various earthly authorities in our lives. God’s instructions regarding how to relate to our government are part of “the obedience of faith” to which we are called, part of what it looks like when the gospel transforms our lives, and part of how we ensure that our worship to God is holy and acceptable…”