Jesus had committed to his followers. What he says is very practical. As Handley Moule put it, in this part of the epistle the Christian “is told how not to dream, but to serve.” 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will
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