Introduction and Overview of the Text In this practical section of the Book of Romans (beginning in chapter 12) that addresses the vital issue of Christians treating each other with God’s love in honor to the Lord, we are given in our focal passage today the core issue of the matter. Here we see in today’s passage that when a person is transformed by God’s saving grace through the power of the gospel and the Holy Spirit, he is made into the type of person who can live in the light of God’s truth and love with others. In this passage we will see the various important components in the mind and life of the Christian who is able to share God’s love with other believers.