1. Renewing Our Minds Romans 12:1,2 Principle #1 Dying to Live (A soul given) Principle #2 A Living Sacrifice (Body, Mind, Will)

2. Renewing Our Minds Romans 12:1,2 Renewing Our Minds Romans 12:1,2 The Patterns of this Age?  Secularism – The Cosmos is all there is  Humanism – You will be like God  Relativism – No moral absolutes  Materialism – All about dollars & Sense

3. Renewing Our Minds Romans 12:1,2 How Shall We Then Live? How Shall We Then Live? 1.The Doctrine of God  The Supernatural!  If anything exists, there must be an inevitable, self-existent, uncaused first cause that stands behind it.  Know God and His Character!

4. Renewing Our Minds Romans 12:1,2 How Shall We Then Live? How Shall We Then Live? 2.The Doctrine of Revelation  “He is there and He is not silent” God is revealed in nature, history and the Scriptures  God has spoken and His Word can be trusted. There is absolute truth There is absolute truth There are absolute morals laid down in that truth There are absolute morals laid down in that truth

5. Renewing Our Minds Romans 12:1,2 How Shall We Then Live? How Shall We Then Live?  Implications of these two doctrines 1.We now have a different perspective. 2.Our enemy death (1 Cor. 15:26) is now balanced by eternal perspective. 3.Success and pleasure will not be the greatest of goods. (Matt. 16:26) 4.We no longer mind that we die!!

6. Renewing Our Minds Romans 12:1,2 How Shall We Then Live? How Shall We Then Live? 3.The Doctrine of Man  We are created in the image of God – Genesis 1:26,27; 9:6 Personality Personality Morality Morality Spirituality – John 4:24 Spirituality – John 4:24

7. Renewing Our Minds Romans 12:1,2 How Shall We Then Live? How Shall We Then Live? 4.The Doctrine of the Fall  Fall of man leaves us utterly depraved – compare Romans 1 with Psalm 8 Lower than the Angels Lower than the Angels Higher than animals Higher than animals

8. Renewing Our Minds Romans 12:1,2 How Shall We Then Live? How Shall We Then Live? 5. The Doctrine of Redemption  Intensifies man’s value  Highlights man’s condition

9. Renewing Our Minds Romans 12:1,2 Application How Shall We Then Live? How Shall We Then Live? How is your personal time with the Lord? How is your personal time with the Lord? Is your input of God’s Word, prayer and being still and knowing He is God, growing? If not why? Is your input of God’s Word, prayer and being still and knowing He is God, growing? If not why? Take the challenge!