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3. Christians are to stand out from the world By being transformed from it, Rom. 12:1, 2 Takes education & training Takes effort & discipline Takes faith & courage

5. We lived in sin & separation from God, Rom. 3:23 Immorality, Rom. 1:24-32 Hypocrisy, Rom. 2:1-24

6. God extended mercy to us in His Son, Rom. 3:24-26 Deserved eternal punishment Just: cannot ignore sin Justifier: provided a means of justification

7. Our bodies & souls belong to God, 1 Cor. 6:18-20 Bought with the blood of Christ, Heb. 10:29 Not to use for sin ­ Sexual immorality ­ Tongue to lie ­ Eyes to lust ­ Body to stir lust in others

8. We are to use our bodies to serve God Fellow workers with God, 1 Cor. 3:9 Good works, Eph. 2:10 Light to the world, Mt. 5:16 Body is what connects the soul to this world ­ Without the body, we are dead, Jas. 2:26 ­ Instrument by which we serve God ­ Holy, acceptable, w/o blemish

9. When carnally minded—spiritually dead, Rom. 8:5-8 Separated from God Fighting against God

10. To love the Father, not the world, 1 Jn. 2:15-17 Things of the world choke us, Lk. 8:14 World & its lusts are passing away Cannot love the Father & the world

11. People of the world are selfish, Gal. 5:19-21 Gratify base desires Focus on their pleasure Disregard others, cf. 1 Cor. 8:12, 13

12. The way we think is who we are, Prov. 23:7 Meditate on sinful things—sinful Live contrary to God’s will—unrighteous, 1 Jn. 3:10 Angry about the Bible’s teaching—sinners, Gal. 4:16

13. The way we think is who we are, Prov. 23:7 What do you watch on TV? What do you listen to in music? What do you read? What type of people do you associate with?

14. Examine our priorities & see who we are, Rom. 2:4-11 Hard-hearted & impenitent? Patient & diligent in seeking good?

15. To fix our failings we need to meditate on what is good, Phil. 4:8 Study Prayer Time with faithful Christians