The passage in Romans 12:1-3 calls us to live in light of the great truths of the Gospel. Paul, having spent eleven chapters expounding the mercies of God in the salvation of sinners and the doctrine of grace, now shifts to exhort us in how we should respond. For those justified by faith, sanctification is not optional but a necessary fruit of our union with Christ.

In Romans 10:14-17, the Apostle Paul summarizes the heart of the Great Commission, the call for the Church to spread the Gospel message to all the world. As we reflect on these verses, we are reminded that the Good News of Jesus Christ does not spread without us, His people, actively participating in proclaiming it. Paul asks a series of rhetorical questions that highlight the logical necessity of Gospel ministry: How can people believe in Christ if they have never heard of Him? And how can they hear unless someone tells them?