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WORKS - God's Puzzle Solved

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94 GOD’S WORK VS MAN’S WORKGod, which is your reasonable worship” (Romans 12:1).That is “temple worship.” You give your lives for aHoly purpose – to the death, if need be. How do youbecome Holy? “And be not conformed [be like] to thisworld: but be you transformed [change] by the renewingof your mind, that you may prove [by faith] what isthat good and acceptable and perfect will of God. ForI say, through the grace given to me, to every man thatis among you, not to think of himself more highly thanhe ought to think; but to think soberly [clearly] accordingas God has dealt to every man the measure of faith[belief]” (Romans 12:2-3).Paul said, “you shouldn’t get big headed and vain believingyou are a holder of [all] the truth” (Paraphrased).You are to have an attitude of “giving” to each other,even your life, as a living sacrifice. Be humble in yourmind. Be like Jesus and God, in thinking, like them.You may have different ideas of faith or belief. Then,The Apostle describes The Church as The Body ofChrist, “For as we have many members [in the Church]in one body and all members have not the same office:So we, being many [different faiths], are one body inChrist and every one members one of another [all ofChrist]” (Romans 12:4-5).Then, Paul explains there are different spiritual abilities.Even those who prophecy, do so according to theirfaith. This is not an order of a hierarchy but each manhas a different purpose which everyone must respect.It is why Paul told you in Romans 1, “he was a debtor

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