Lesson 15

1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

1. How is what said here related to what was written up to now?

_________________________________________________________________________

2. What should we consider o view?

_________________________________________________________________________

3. Which is stronger to suggest or to urge?

_________________________________________________________________________

4. What is worship or an act of worship?

_________________________________________________________________________

5. In what way can worship be spiritual?

_________________________________________________________________________

6. Why would God want our bodies?

_________________________________________________________________________

7. What is to be understood by sacrifices?

_________________________________________________________________________

8. What is the importance of the sacrifice being living?

_________________________________________________________________________

9. What is meant by the sacrifice being holy?

_________________________________________________________________________

10. Why would this be pleasing to God?

_________________________________________________________________________

11. How are we going to know how we are to use our bodies as a living sacrifice?

_________________________________________________________________________

12. Why should be not conform to the pattern of this world?

_________________________________________________________________________

13. What should we do instead of conforming to the pattern of this world?

_________________________________________________________________________

14. How are we supposed to be transformed?

_________________________________________________________________________

15. Why do our minds need to be renewed?

_________________________________________________________________________

16. Which is better to test or to approve something?

_________________________________________________________________________

17. What is it that we are going to approve?

_________________________________________________________________________

19. Would it be important to know God's will in order to offer our bodies as living sacrifices?

_________________________________________________________________________

20. For who is God's will good?

_________________________________________________________________________

21. For who is God's will pleasing?

_________________________________________________________________________

22. What is meant by God's will being perfect?

_________________________________________________________________________

23. Would it be hard to know God's will if we are conformed to the pattern of this world?

_________________________________________________________________________

3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. 4 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. 7 If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

24. On what does the author base what he says in verse three?

_________________________________________________________________________

25. Why should we not have a higher opinion of ourselves than is correct?

_________________________________________________________________________

26. With what should we think of ourselves?

_________________________________________________________________________

27. In accordance with what should be think of ourselves?

_________________________________________________________________________

28. What is the difference between thinking of ourselves more highly than we ought and thinking about ourselves in accordance with the measure of Faith?

_________________________________________________________________________

29. Which member of our body is most important?

_________________________________________________________________________

30. What kind of body would we have if we only had one member with one function?

_________________________________________________________________________

31. Where does the text expect us to be to offer our bodies as a living sacrifice?

_________________________________________________________________________

32. In verse five do all the member belong to Christ? Or to whom do they belong?

_________________________________________________________________________

33. What are the two things that determine what gifts we have and how we should use them?

_________________________________________________________________________

34. What is the gift of prophecy?

_________________________________________________________________________

35. Does everyone use the same gift in the same proportion?

_________________________________________________________________________

36. Is serving a gift?

_________________________________________________________________________

37. What does serving imply?

_________________________________________________________________________

38. Is teaching a gift?

_________________________________________________________________________

39. What is it that you should teach?

_________________________________________________________________________

40. How should the gift of encouragement operate?

_________________________________________________________________________

41. What kind of contributing is implied in the gift of contributing?

_________________________________________________________________________

42. What is the gift of leadership for?

_________________________________________________________________________

43. How should one exercise the gift of leadership?

_________________________________________________________________________

44. What is the difference between contributing to the needs of others and showing mercy?

_________________________________________________________________________

45. How should you exercise the gift of showing mercy?

_________________________________________________________________________

46. How many of these gifts are miraculous?

_________________________________________________________________________

9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

47. Is there some love that is not sincere?

_________________________________________________________________________

48. How can love and hate be mentioned in the same verse?

_________________________________________________________________________

49. Can there be real love if at the same time you love what is evil?

_________________________________________________________________________

50. To whom should we show and practice love first of all?

_________________________________________________________________________

51. What are the two actions that it mentions as a result of love in verse ten?

_________________________________________________________________________

52. Can there be love if there is no devotion and honor towards the person that is loved?

_________________________________________________________________________

53. What are the two recommendations on how to serve the Lord?

_________________________________________________________________________

54. Who gives us the power to serve the Lord this way?

_________________________________________________________________________

55. What feeling should we have in hope?

_________________________________________________________________________

56. What should we have during affliction?

_________________________________________________________________________

57. What should we be in regards to prayer?

_________________________________________________________________________

58. What should we do with God's people who are in need? Does this have anything to do with one of the gifts?

_________________________________________________________________________

59. What is the practice of hospitality?

_________________________________________________________________________

60. What should we do to those that persecute us?

_________________________________________________________________________

61. What am I feeling if I am sad when someone rejoices that something good has happened to him or her?

_________________________________________________________________________

62. What is happening if I am happy when they mourn?

_________________________________________________________________________

63. Would the attitudes in verse fifteen be a way to love someone?

_________________________________________________________________________

64. What things are mentioned in verse sixteen that could break the harmony of believers?

_________________________________________________________________________

65. What things that are mentioned in verse sixteen have to do with having a higher opinion of yourself than you ought?

_________________________________________________________________________

66. What does verse sixteen tell us to do so that we are not proud?

_________________________________________________________________________

17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. 20 On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

67. What is it that we are not to repay evil with?

_________________________________________________________________________

68. What is it that we should do?

_________________________________________________________________________

69. Why does verse eighteen say "if it is possible"?

_________________________________________________________________________

70. Why does verse eighteen say, "as far as it depends on you"?

_________________________________________________________________________

72. Could we way that verse eighteen is quite realistic?

_________________________________________________________________________

73. Revenge seeks to repay evil with what?

_________________________________________________________________________

74. Who is it that should avenge or repay?

_________________________________________________________________________

75. Can we rest assured that God will avenge us?

_________________________________________________________________________

76. What re the two things we should do to our enemy if he is hungry and thirsty?

_________________________________________________________________________

77. What will the result be of us feeding and giving something to drink to our enemies?

_________________________________________________________________________

78. What danger is there for us from evil?

_________________________________________________________________________

79. What should we do with evil?

_________________________________________________________________________

80. How should we overcome evil?

_________________________________________________________________________

REVIEW:

81. With what kind of mentality should we offer our bodies as living sacrifices to God?

_________________________________________________________________________

82. How can we obtain this mentality that God requests of us?

_________________________________________________________________________

83. How can we know what God's will is for us to do in offering our bodies as a living sacrifice?

_________________________________________________________________________

84. What opinion should we have of ourselves so that we can offer our bodies in holy sacrifice?

_________________________________________________________________________

85. Where are we placed to offer our bodies as a living sacrifice?

_________________________________________________________________________

86. What are we given as instruments to use in offering our bodies as living sacrifices to God?