Often when we are submitting ourselves to the teaching of the Holy Spirit, He reveals exciting and new things to us. Recently, a friend and I committed to study Romans 12. A week or so into the study, I noticed a similarity between verses 3 and 16 and started digging deeper. I eventually ended up with a chiastic structure of Romans 12:1-20, pointing to the central application of the chapter as brotherly love, within the big picture of Romans (Righteousness), and the chapter's theme (Righteousness in Practice).
The chiasm is best read with your bible open, comparing the scriptural passage with the chiastic structure copied below. The letters A, B, and so on to K each have a reflective counterpart designated as A', B' and so on to K'. L is the central truth, and so does not have a reflective counterpart.
I pray that this small study will be a blessing to you as you study and apply God's Word in your life.
