Remember that old song, "What the world needs now, is love sweet love..."? I am reminded of the need for good character. The world needs good character. Many issues of life, family quarrels and disputes, corruption, substance abuse, crime and war can be averted if we have good character. In the character building program that I use, I strongly present that each of us has a God-given conscience that is dead when we are not renewed by Christ. We fail to hear our conscience which is activated by the Holy Spirit. This chapter in Romans is all about followers of Jesus activating their God given conscience. Romans 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Our lives are filled with moment b...