God’s Will for How We Should Live

While doing some “Will of God” searching, I happened to land on Gloria Copeland’s blog: http://heart4myhome.blogspot.com and found this 1/24/2008 posting: 24 Things to Get You In the Perfect Will of God. Paul gives practical guidelines for Christian living. In essence, this is how God wants us to live. More to the point, this is God’s will for how we should live:

1) Rom 12:1 Dedicate your body to God.
2) Rom 12:2 Be transformed. Put on new man.
3) Rom 12:3 Don’t overestimate yourself. Rate your own ability soberly.
4) Rom 12:6-7 Use your gift and give yourself to it.
5) Rom 12:9 Love with sincerity.
6) Rom 12:9 Hate evil and turn from it.
7) Rom 12:9 Hold fast to that which is good.
8) Rom 12:10 Love one another. Prefer one another.
9) Rom 12:11 Never lag in zeal and earnest endeavor.
10) Rom 12:11 Be aglow with the spirit, serving the Lord.
11) Rom 12:12 Rejoice and exult in hope.
12) Rom 12:12 Be steadfast under pressure.
13) Rom 12:12 Patient in suffering.
14) Rom 12:12 Constant in prayer.
15) Rom 12:13 Give.
16) Rom 12:14 Bless those who persecute you.
17) Rom 12:15 Share others’ lives, give of yourself.
18) Rom 12:16 Live in harmony – adjust.
19) Rom 12:17 Repay no one evil for evil.
20) Rom 12:17 Be honest and above reproach. Avoid the appearance of evil.
21) Rom 12:18 Live at peace with everyone.
22) Rom 12:19 Avenge not yourself.
23) Rom 12:20 Do good to your enemies.
24) Rom 12:21 Overcome evil with good.
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Martin’s Mercurial Musings began when I started asking deeper questions related to my Christian faith. Matters of faith became confusing and I was baffled at the disparity of doctrines beliefs given that Christian work from the same “source material” (aka the Bible). How can there be so much variance as to what Christians believe? Or more importantly, where is the truth? That which I thought I knew and believed – well, I’m not so sure anymore. Although born in OH, I grew up in Tucson AZ. After college, a job offer lured me to Eagan MN where I worked in process development at a semiconductor chip manufacturing facility over the next 40yrs. I’m now in the “Buick stage” of life (retired) and currently reside in FL. In no specific order, things which make life more enjoyable include coffee in the morning, making sawdust in the garage, roughhousing with the grandkids, playing various fretted instruments, participating in online chess tournaments, growing fresh tomatoes, and an occasional IPA. In addition to my musings on Christian faith and Calvinistic doctrines, I also like to write about my experiences in the Coast Guard along with various news, political and social items of interest. I’m truly delighted you’re here. Feel free to poke around and comment as you wish. I value the insight of others with a different perspective and welcome cordial discussions regarding any disagreements.

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