Holding Fast

Romans 12:1-3; 1 Kings 2-11

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.  And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.
Romans 12:1-3 NASB

What is ? that agrees with socially accepted .

Two Questions:

• Is conformity a issue in our culture?
• What are we conforming to – values or the standards?

Two Important Truths:

• God him to serve as king of His chosen people.
• God gave him to lead His chosen people.

: Looks can be . (1 Kings 2-10)

: The power of a single word – .

Now Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of his father David, except he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
1 Kings 11:3 NASB

Conformity in the life of (1 Kings 11)

1. – Solomon conformed to the of this world.
2. – Solomon conformed to the of this world.
3. – Solomon conformed to the of this world.
4. – Solomon conformed to the of this world.

What can be learned from Solomon’s life? We see a life principle.

to the standards leads to of values.

I have found:

• Compromise is .
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• Compromise brings .
• Compromise .