Chapter 12 marks a turning point, the beginning of a new chapter. “Therefore,” (v 1) Paul begins; he is about to give an outline of Christian living that should issue from a knowledge of and trust in the gospel he has been explaining. Thus, verses 1–2 are a summary of the whole of the Christian life! What is the motivation for Christian living? Verse 1 gives us our primary motive, summed up in two words. “Therefore,”
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