A Living Sacrifice
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Gifts of Grace
3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, if the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
Marks of the True Christian
9 Let love be genuine. Love one another with brotherly affection. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, Contribute to the needs of the saints and Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Repay no one evil for evil, but If possible, so far as it depends on you, Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
