Also, Paul employs cultic terminology in 12:1, (1) in urging his addressees to present themselves as “living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God” (θυσίαν ζῶσαν ἁγίαν εὐάρεστον τῷ θεῷ) and (2) in calling such a presentation an “act of worship” (λατρείαν)—just as he will do in 15:16 by the metaphorical use of cultic language in referring to his own God-ordained ministry to Gentiles as his “priestly duty” (ἱερουργοῦντα; literally “holy service performed as a priest”) of proclaiming the