From the Pulpit...

In Romans 13:11-14, there are seven interconnected exhortations that bring our attention to focus in terms of how to live in this sinful world and how to give ourselves as living sacrifices to God. This section looks forward to the future; Romans 12:1-2 exhorted us to look to the past. Both what God has done in the past and what He will do in the future "hem us in" to live holy lives. The Christian’s final salvation is right around the corner, so we ought to live godly lives.