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Romans 12:1-2 (view passage online)
Believers must present their bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. They must stop conforming to the world and instead transform their lives by renewing their minds. The battle for holiness takes place in the mind through the Word of God.
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Galatians 1:11-23 (view passage online)
Paul received his gospel by a direct revelation from Jesus Christ, not from men. He describes his former conduct in Judaism and his dramatic conversion to encourage others. Believers must remember what God has done, glorify Him for it, and put off the old to put on the new.
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Galatians 1 (view passage online)
The good news from God contrasts sharply with the bad news of man-made religion. The law leads us to Christ, and the true gospel centers on His death, burial, and resurrection rather than His life as a mere example. Substitutionary atonement provides the only way to God.