2. Important Thoughts
Romans 12:3

3. Something We Need To Hear
“For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you”
A “Now Hear This” moment (Acts 2:14; 22:1)
Paul always appreciated his opportunity to preach (Rom. 1:5; 1 Tim 1:12)
God has chosen preaching to deliver His message (Rom. 10:11-17; 1 Cor. 1:21)
The gospel is for everyone (Mk. 16:15; Rom. 1:16; Col. 1:28)

4. This is something very important
Recognize it like Cornelius (Acts 10:24; 33; cf. 11:14)
Examine it like the Bereans (Acts 17:11)
Receive it like the Thessalonians (1 Thess. 2:13)

5. A Word Of Caution!
“Not to more highly of himself than he ought to think”
This particular problem is more than likely behind the failure to observe God’s word and/or behind many church problems

6. There are better uses for our thinking (1 Cor. 13:4-7; Phil. 2:3-4)
Examples:
Self-deception (Gal. 6:3)
Prejudice (James 2:1-4)
Flattered into senselessness (Psa. 78:36; Prov. 24:13; 25:16)
Inflated self-importance (Lk. 18:11-12)
“Not me” (Matt. 26:33)
There are better uses for our thinking (1 Cor. 13:4-7; Phil. 2:3-4)

7. Thinking Correctly
“But to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith”
Thinking soberly
This is very important, the antithesis of the previous remark
We should think on right things (Phil 4:9)
We should do so “of a sound mind; in one’s right mind” (Vine’s)
We should live as we think (Titus 2:12)

8. Personal evaluation
We dare not use ourselves as the measuring stick (2 Cor. 10:12)
Should be by “the measure of faith”
“Measure” denotes an instrument - - faith
Faith is by the word of God (Rom. 10:17)
“It equals the idea that the gospel is the measuring instrument; for our faith cannot go beyond the gospel, and should not fall short of it”