Romans 12:2
Do not conform any longer to the patter of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
The power of our mind is highly under-estimated, especially among Christians. When Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, I believe something powerful took place. Mankind moved from living from their spirits, to living from their minds. Our spirits were meant to dominate the way we live, that is how God designed us. After all, He said Himself that He is a Spirit (John 4:24) and those who worship Him must do so in spirit. The interesting thing is that verse 1 of Romans 12 tells us that we are to offer our bodies as living sacrifices. It would seem that God wants to surrender the desires of our flesh (our bodies) and live from our spirits. When we do this, we are living lives of worship. In other words, we are doing what God wants us to do and what He created us to do.
The key to living this way is that our minds stand in the way. This verse in Romans 12 clearly tells us that when our minds are renewed, transformation takes place in us. Nowhere else in the New Testament are we instructed to renew our spirits. They have been renewed by the New Birthing work of the Holy Spirit. They are already New, perfect, holy and righteous. The problem is that our minds need to catch up to this awesome Truth.
So Paul is saying the old ways in which used to think can still hinder our transformation process here on Earth. Because I don't know about you, what I want is to manifest more of the Likeness of Jesus here on Earth. And that all starts with renewing our minds.
Now, we can so easily jump to the conclusion that those old ways are "sinful acts" etc. Now, of course those things aren't helpful if we are to manifest Christ-likeness here on Earth, but there's far more to it. What really hinders us is the pattern of this world that is programmed in our minds. That's why Paul encourages us not to conform to that pattern any longer!
Next week I would like to go a little further into what the pattern of the world is, and how we as Children of God can overcome that pattern. Until then, I want you to remember that you are 100% Perfect in your spirit being. You are 100% Righteous, like Christ, and have been given everything for life and Godliness! It is all lying within you! What needs to happen, is for your mind to be renewed to believe that Truth!
Like I say, next week we'll explore a bit more how we actually renew the mind. Until then, have a blessed week!
Do not conform any longer to the patter of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
The power of our mind is highly under-estimated, especially among Christians. When Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, I believe something powerful took place. Mankind moved from living from their spirits, to living from their minds. Our spirits were meant to dominate the way we live, that is how God designed us. After all, He said Himself that He is a Spirit (John 4:24) and those who worship Him must do so in spirit. The interesting thing is that verse 1 of Romans 12 tells us that we are to offer our bodies as living sacrifices. It would seem that God wants to surrender the desires of our flesh (our bodies) and live from our spirits. When we do this, we are living lives of worship. In other words, we are doing what God wants us to do and what He created us to do.
The key to living this way is that our minds stand in the way. This verse in Romans 12 clearly tells us that when our minds are renewed, transformation takes place in us. Nowhere else in the New Testament are we instructed to renew our spirits. They have been renewed by the New Birthing work of the Holy Spirit. They are already New, perfect, holy and righteous. The problem is that our minds need to catch up to this awesome Truth.
So Paul is saying the old ways in which used to think can still hinder our transformation process here on Earth. Because I don't know about you, what I want is to manifest more of the Likeness of Jesus here on Earth. And that all starts with renewing our minds.
Now, we can so easily jump to the conclusion that those old ways are "sinful acts" etc. Now, of course those things aren't helpful if we are to manifest Christ-likeness here on Earth, but there's far more to it. What really hinders us is the pattern of this world that is programmed in our minds. That's why Paul encourages us not to conform to that pattern any longer!
Next week I would like to go a little further into what the pattern of the world is, and how we as Children of God can overcome that pattern. Until then, I want you to remember that you are 100% Perfect in your spirit being. You are 100% Righteous, like Christ, and have been given everything for life and Godliness! It is all lying within you! What needs to happen, is for your mind to be renewed to believe that Truth!
Like I say, next week we'll explore a bit more how we actually renew the mind. Until then, have a blessed week!
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