1. The Sacrifice That Transforms 12:1–2 Paul offers his readers the literary cue therefore (v. 1) to alert them of a new direction in his discourse. At times it is difficult to detect the logical significance of this transitional word; it is usually used simply to signal a transition. Here, however, it carries great significance. Paul’s great discussion of sin, faith, and divine grace that leads to salvation could stand on its own as a masterpiece of theological reasoning. But all of the great ideas