Friday, March 11, 2011
Romans 12:2
Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable and perfect will of GOD.
I think a word study is in order here, to understand what is being said in this passage. "Conform" means "to make or become similar, to act or be in agreement; comply. " Con" means with; "form" means to shape. Therefore, in this Scripture, Paul is saying, "don't be similar or act in agreement or comply or be shaped into the image of the world.
"Transform" means to change markedly in form and appearance, to change in nature or condition; convert. "trans" as a prefix, means to cross or change. What Paul is saying here is, be changed markedly in form and appearance, nature or condition, convert, cross over into a new way of living.
"Renew" means to make new or to make new again, restore. Paul is saying that we are to make new or restore our mind to the form of Christ, which will change us markedly in nature and condition.
How do we become transformed with a renewed mind? Paul says in Philippians 2:5, "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ JESUS."Be born again. I Corinthians 2:16 says "For who hath known the mind of the LORD, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ." JESUS, the Christ, the Messiah, humbled Himself to become man, lowly, a servant, of no reputation and was obedient to His Father, even to the place of death. This total commitment to GOD and to follow Him wherever He leads, is the transformed mind. A person who is born again and transformed knows that nothing is greater than the love for GOD.
JESUS said: "Love the LORD GOD with all your heart, soul, mind, and might. This is the first and great commandment and the second is like unto it, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." ( Matthew 22:40)
READ, STUDY AND INWARDLY DIGEST THE WORD OF GOD AND FILL YOUR MIND WITH JESUS
Romans 12:2
Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable and perfect will of GOD.
I think a word study is in order here, to understand what is being said in this passage. "Conform" means "to make or become similar, to act or be in agreement; comply. " Con" means with; "form" means to shape. Therefore, in this Scripture, Paul is saying, "don't be similar or act in agreement or comply or be shaped into the image of the world.
"Transform" means to change markedly in form and appearance, to change in nature or condition; convert. "trans" as a prefix, means to cross or change. What Paul is saying here is, be changed markedly in form and appearance, nature or condition, convert, cross over into a new way of living.
"Renew" means to make new or to make new again, restore. Paul is saying that we are to make new or restore our mind to the form of Christ, which will change us markedly in nature and condition.
How do we become transformed with a renewed mind? Paul says in Philippians 2:5, "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ JESUS."Be born again. I Corinthians 2:16 says "For who hath known the mind of the LORD, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ." JESUS, the Christ, the Messiah, humbled Himself to become man, lowly, a servant, of no reputation and was obedient to His Father, even to the place of death. This total commitment to GOD and to follow Him wherever He leads, is the transformed mind. A person who is born again and transformed knows that nothing is greater than the love for GOD.
JESUS said: "Love the LORD GOD with all your heart, soul, mind, and might. This is the first and great commandment and the second is like unto it, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." ( Matthew 22:40)
READ, STUDY AND INWARDLY DIGEST THE WORD OF GOD AND FILL YOUR MIND WITH JESUS
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