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The Fallacy of JUST ENOUGH

August 13, 2023 by in Study

Text:

Romans 12:1:

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

 

Theme:

The Fallacy of Just Enough

 

Introduction:

  • In Romans, Paul is writing to a group of people who are the heart of the Gentile nation.
    • These are a people who do not and cannot relate to the strict traditions and rhetoric existing in the Jewish community.
    • They couldn’t understand “Old folk talk”.
    • They needed things to be broken down to plain and simple terms that relate to their real existence.
    • Paul did just that.
    • He wrote Romans closer to the “How To” methodology than any of his letters.
  • The church in Rome was begun by Christians after Pentecost and had in its population a large number of Romans or Gentiles.
  • Paul’s purpose is to explain the great “truths” of the gospel to the Jewish-Gentile church in Rome
  • It is unique in that it is a systematic exposition of the gospel of universal applicationàSalvation is free to all.
  • In the 12th chapter of Paul’s Letter to the Romans, Paul is addressing
    • Consecration to God
    • Duty towards God
    • Duty towards Ourselves
    • Due Exercise of Spiritual Gifts
    • Duty towards Our Brethren
    • Brotherly Love
    • Love to Enemies
  • Our text takes the initial poke at the problem statement of mankind in so many areas…only doing JUST ENOUGH!
    • Let’s study look at The Fallacy of JUST ENOUGH

 

Body:

  • First of all, what is a FALLACY?
    • “Deceptive or false appearance”
      • It’s a trick…a rouse…a veneer…a hustle…a lie
      • What you see or think is not what you get or what it is!!!
    • “mistake”
      • It is wrong in and of itself
      • It is wrong for you
      • It is wrong for your situation
      • In short, it is NOT the answer that you thought it was!
  • I can relate to the concept of JUST ENOUGH being associated with being a FALLACY… (seems like a trend)
    • In RELATIONSHIPS, I tried to do JUST ENOUGH…
      • It was always hard to measure in a moment…kept changing
      • It was never enough for the other person
      • It was always eventually taken for granted
      • It left me lacking in what satisfied me and what I needed
    • In MY CAREER, I tried to do JUST ENOUGH…
      • It was always hard to measure in a moment…kept changing
      • It was never enough for the company
      • It was always eventually taken for granted
      • It left me lacking in money and promotion
    • In TAKING CARE OF SELF, I tried to do JUST ENOUGH…
      • It was always hard to measure in a moment…kept changing
      • It was never enough for me
      • I was always eventually taken for granted
      • It left me lacking in what satisfied me and what I needed in the end
    • In HAVING FUN, I tried to do JUST ENOUGH…
      • It was always hard to measure in a moment…kept changing
      • It was never enough for me, always wanted more
      • It was always eventually taken for granted and was not fun any more
      • It left me lacking in what satisfied me and what I needed in the end
    • In MY RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, I tried to do JUST ENOUGH…
      • It was always hard to measure in a moment…kept changing
      • It was never enough for God
      • I always eventually took God for granted
      • I realized it left me lacking in what satisfied me and what I needed
    • As the better alternative to doing JUST ENOUGH, our text implicitly directs us to give ALL!

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service”

  • Give God ALL that you have!
    • “present your bodies”
      • The GOOD…the BAD…the UGLY
    • Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his”
  • Give ALL that you have with ALL of the ability that you have
    • “a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God”
      • Go to God and go RIGHT
      • Pray to God and pray RIGHT
      • Walk with God and walk RIGHT
    • Colossians 3:23, “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”
  • Give ALL that you have with ALL of the ability that you have to do ALL that you can for God
    • “which is your reasonable service”
      • We are not doing God a favor, it is what we are SUPPOSED to do!
    • James 2:20, “But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?”
  • God wants…God deserves…God commands…God only tolerates…ALL!!!

 

Conclusion:

  • I THANK MY GOD for the day when I decided to give God ALL!!!
    • The world was getting all…so I might as well give ALL to God
    • I could not manage it all…so I might as well give ALL to God
    • I was messing it all up…so I might as well give ALL to God
    • God kept calling and requiring all from me…so I might as well give ALL to God
    • It was so much better when I let God handle it…so I might as well give ALL to God
    • When I give it ALL to God He gives me even more back…so I might as well give ALL to God
    • It is His Will that I be His totally …so I might as well give ALL to God

 

  • So I won’t make the mistake of trying to do JUST ENOUGH

…I will give ALL to God!!

 

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