ROMANS 12:1 F. PRACTICAL HOLINESS. On his doctrine Paul grounds a
moral homily.
Romans 12:1. Therefore covers the entire previous teaching. The
compassions of God link this paragraph to the last: the tenderness of
the Divine mercy prompts to _consecration,_ Present your bodies
recalls Romans 6:12 f.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THE CHRISTIAN TEMPER, _modesty_ is the first desideratum.
Romans 12:3. I tell everyone that is among you not _to_ be high-minded
above a right mind, but to be of a mind to be sober-minded (Sp.). This
is the mind as _temper, disposition_ (so in Romans 8:5), not as
_intellect_ (Romans 12:2). A mod... [ Continue Reading ]