Practically this means we must be careful what we read and watch (see discussion of to this world below). That is a brutish recompence, befitting only animals, which are not conscious of any being above them, or of any existence hereafter. It is like the saber that the soldier carries into battle; it must not trail unsheathed upon the ground lest point and edge be dulled; both must be kept keen and sharp, that execution may be done upon the foe. Brain Games - A saying among scientists who study the human brain is Use it before you lose it. We have the power to help keep our brain fit and working well. Mark June 2017, 2Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you,[. but be ye transformed--or, "transfigured" (as in Matthew 17:2 ; and 2Corinthians 3:18 , Greek). Charles A Tindley. The boys did not know there was anything wrong with the peals, and quite unconsciously they had copied their pitch. . Here is the trouble with many Christians. God doesn't take us out of the world; he wants us to live in it, but to change our thinking. 21. God takes us as we are but never leaves us that way. Zodhiates says that thelema is the "Will, not to be conceived as a demand, but as an expression or inclination of pleasure towards that which is liked, that which pleases and creates joy. We think of it as specific directions at a specific time, and we only seek it when we have some big problem to face. AND GOD SAID: Let us FORM man in our image. Dokimazo was a technical Greek expression found in an early manuscript, which referred to the action of an examining board testing to approve those who had successfully passed the examinations for the degree of Doctor of Medicine. . WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS: ti to thelema tou Theou: As Middletown Bible rightly reminds us "The heart-cry of the believer (should be) "I WANT WANT GOD WANTS, no more and no less! We can take such evil thoughts captive in Christ and cast them down. Joshua Here, then, is the point where we have to make our chief stand; for if we are conformed to the maxims, the principles, the customs, and the spirit of the world, we so far lose that spiritual position which is a believer's highest blessing and privilege. In like manner, Paul here brackets, with that great conception of the Christian life, another equally dominant and equally comprehensive. It is more that you start doing some things that they don't do at all, like loving your enemy (try this one in your own strength), forgiving when you have been unjustly wronged, returning good for evil, showing kindness to those who are repay you with an ungrateful attitude. But in addition, we need the Word of God, which is the Spirits sword, and which acts as an objective revelation of Gods will. He calls us to think His thoughts after Him and to conform our thoughts to His will and His ways. Its root is morphe, which means the essential unchanging shape or element of anything. The basic root word kainos is is the epitome of the wholly different and miraculous "spiritual transaction" which is brought about at the time of our regeneration (Titus 3:5-note) and which then continues in "day to day salvation" (sanctification) as we present our bodies to God as living sacrifices, make choices to not become conformed to this present evil, ungodly world but to be transformed by God's Holy Word. We are to have tender hearts and obedient, submissive wills so that we might allow the Spirit to do His work within our hearts and lives, and not quench, grieve or resist Him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. As we yield to Christ and turn from our self-sufficiency to depend fully on Him, we gain a new perspective. They are buried twice; their hearts are buried in the earth before their bodies. A mind dedicated to the world and its concerns will produce a life tossed back and forth by the currents of culture (see Ephesians 4:14-note). The only way to not be conformed is to seek Jesus first and as His presence and power become more experientially intimate in your life (cp Jn 3:30), the things of this fallen world will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace. Don't live any longer the way this world lives. November 21, 2021 Presentations round mango wood dining table. Romans 12:2 (GNT) What this does mainly is sober us up and wake us up so that we don't drift with the world and take for granted that the way the world thinks and acts is the best way. Instead, honestly assess your worth by using your God-given faith as the standard of measurement, and then you will see your true value with an appropriate self-esteem. J C Ryle notes that the believer who seeks to redeem this short time on earth must be fully aware of the continual need to "fight the world. This life by feeling will never know the transforming power of God, because it ignores the renewing of the mind. Dont let the world around you squeeze you into its own mold. Its goods exhibited upon every page are ours, and we have no business merely moving respectfully amongst them and coming away none the richer. Vernon C. Grounds (Our Daily Bread), Some will hate you, some will love you; Cease from man and look above you, Probably it consisted mainly in opening up the evangelical bearings of Old Testament Scripture; and it was in this department apparently that Apollos showed his power and eloquence ( Acts 18:24 ). All the saints make up one body in Christ, who is the Head of the body, and the common Centre of their unity. (Donald Grey Barnhouse) (All illustrations from Sermon Illustrations), BUT BE TRANSFORMED: alla metamorphousthe ( 2PPPM), but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind (GNB). SO THAT YOU MAY PROVE: eis to dokimazein (PAN) humas: Analyzed Literal: in order for you to be proving what [is] the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Amen!) Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to Gods marvelous mercies? But she also believes it doesn't have to be that way. Don't be fashioned according to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Give me the four points for this and the seven keys for that.". So, Paul says, to worship and serve God, we must undergo a change, not of our outward form, but of our inward personality. Be reconciled to the place God in his providence puts you in, whatever it be. 2 Samuel (C. H. Spurgeon), The world's smiles are more dangerous that its frowns. 1 Timothy Paul in his letter to the Philippians gave us a good objective to follow in the Spirit regarding our thought life (Read Php 4:6-note, Php 4:7-note, Php 4:8-note, Php 4:9-note)Follow that plan in the Spirit and your mind will definitely be transformed by God. ESV. Just tell me what to do. (World - Trench's Synonyms of the New Testament). If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. Christlikeness: Php 2:1-11-note. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. The mind is renewed by intention and feeding it the truth. The pattern of this world belongs to Satan, and it has ever since Adam fell to temptation. 12. We don't assume that what is on TV is helpful to the soul; we don't assume that the priorities of advertisers is helpful to the soul; we don't assume that the strategies and values of business and industry are helpful to the soul. John Piper describes this approach in his sermon on Romans 12:1-2, the passage that instructs us to "not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.". Instead, keep letting yourselves be transformed by the renewing of your minds; so that you will know what God wants and will agree that what he wants is good, satisfying and able to succeed. And to maintain that kind of thinking in the midst of the world takes a renewed mind." (See discussion of related topic Application as the fruit of Inductive Bible Study), The crucial ingredient in this mind renewal process is regular ingestion of "everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD" (Dt 8:3, "every word" in Mt 4:4, Why? but only the Bible can transform. But just for this reason the latter is the more disinterested, and so the nobler. We arent to open our minds up to the New Age techniques that lead to mind control. Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will.. His spoonerized statement may have been closer to the truth of what can happen when we read and meditate on God's Word. We must not conform to the spirit of the world. More of His holy will discern; It is very hard in English to bring out both these ideas with one word. So far as a Christian is infected by a conformity to the spirit, maxims, and sinful customs of the world, true piety will be hindered. Give me Jesus Romans 12:2 (RSVA) Once you begin, there is no knowing where you will stop. For I say--authoritatively through the grace given unto me--as an apostle of Jesus Christ; thus exemplifying his own precept by modestly falling back on that office which both warranted and required such plainness towards all classes. You bet it's tough! Perfect (5046) (teleios [word study] from telos = goal) an adjective which describes some entity which is finished, brought to its end, lacking nothing necessary for completeness. Why would anyone want a square watermelon? Avoiding sexual immorality and impurity is God will for us - 1Th 4:1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8 (note), B. Paul was a first-century innovator who traveled throughout Asia Minor telling people how they could be transformed by faith in Jesus Christ. 13:21. ." Numbers but If you want to change your characters, and God knows they all need it, change the deep convictions of your mind; and get hold, as living realities, of the great truths of Christs Gospel. You discover that when you have put God in His rightful place and you are willing to do His will, this in itself is the will of God. Now, what are you going to do with your life? Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. And fassion not youre selves lyke vnto this worlde: But be ye chaunged in youre shape by the renuynge of youre wittes that ye maye fele what thynge that good yt acceptable and perfaycte will of god is. In effect what God is saying to us through the inspired words of Paul in Romans 12:1, 2, and in the above Corinthian and Philippian passages is if you give me your life and mind, if you give me your whole heart, Ill give you My life, mind and heart. . John Piper advises believers to not be conformed but instead to "cultivate the mindset of exiles. Here, then, is the point where we have to make our chief stand; for if we are conformed to the maxims, the principles, the customs, and the spirit of the world, we so far lose that spiritual position which is a believer's highest blessing and privilege. O professor (a person who affirms a faith in or allegiance to something), too little separated from sinners, you know not what you lose by your conformity to the world. Only as we are renewed in the spirit of our mind, and are transformed and conformed to the suffering image of the sorrowing Son of God. You can do that automatically. Trust in God and do the right. Cf. And you will have lived the dullest kind of existence. Discernment Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will. It's the same mindset that's behind the slogan: "If it feels good, do it." Pressures of the world will continue to try to shape our character, but they will not succeed if God's Word is changing us from within. We can resist the temptations of our culture by meditating on Gods truth and letting the Holy Spirit guide and shape our thoughts and behaviors. If you do not have an appetite for God's Word, do a personal inventory with 1Pe 2:1. This, then, is the reward. (Haldane), James Montgomery Boice - Harry Blamires, an Englishman who wrote an important Christian book in 1963 titled The Christian Mind: How Should a Christian Think? The following post isn't designed to be a comprehensive review of the whole Passion translation project; instead I've decided to (deliberately) limit myself to . You wanted it. Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. As we walk in loving obedience, we prove the blessedness of the good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. Wuest translates this verse: And stop assuming an outward expression that does not come from within you and is not representative of what you are in your inner being, but is patterned after this age; but change your outward expression to one that comes from within and is representative of your inner being, by the renewing of your mind, resulting in your putting to the test what is the will of God, the good and well-pleasing, and complete will, and having found that it meets specification, placing your approval upon it (Wuest, K. S. Wuest's Translation of the New Testament: Eerdmans), In sum in Ro 12:2, Paul gives us first a negative command and then a positive one: negatively, stop being continually conformed to this world's way of thinking and positively, be continually transformed. But how emphatically expressed is the injunction to let nothing on our part prevent it! It is a delicate and fragile flower, susceptible of every variation of the spiritual atmosphere. Wright has also focused on the Greek word for stillness, , by drawing comparisons between 1 Timothy 2:11-12 and the time that Jesus instructed Mary while Martha was cooking. As there are degrees in this transformation, although all Christians are transformed when they are born again, yet they ought to be urged, as here, to a further degree of this transformation. THE WORLD SAYS: We must CONFORM man in our image. This term denotes the entire change that passes on a man when he becomes a Christian. So when a believer conforms to the fallen world's standard, this external does not represent the new creation on the inside of the believer. Stop allowing yourself to be conformed to the Olam Hazeh, but be transformed by your hitkhadshut (regeneration, renewal) of your mind, so that you may ascertain what is the ratzon Hashem (the will of G-d), what is the good, acceptable, and perfect will of G-d. Romans 12:2 (RHE) Reader! And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. I like J. We are to be known and noticed as His subjects; and therefore it is His desire, that we do not adopt the sinful customs of the land in which we sojourn. (see note on 2 Timothy 2:4). Nous - 24x in 22v in the NAS - as composure (1), comprehension(1), mind(20), minds(1), understanding(1). Yet feelings and doing are completely insufficient foundations for the Christian life. That's what Barbara Bradley, a correspondent for National Public Radio, tells aspiring journalists. Romans 12:2, THE world, and the love of it, and conformity to it, may please and assist the life of sense, but it is opposed to, and will retard, the life of faith. The Passion Translation is a registered trademark of Passion & Fire Ministries, Inc. That was what he lived for. Recompense--"Recompensing," Provide--"Providing" things honest--"honorable" in the sight of all men--The idea (which is from Proverbs 3:4 ) is the care which Christians should take so to demean themselves as to command the respect of all men. 5And so it is in the body of Christ. God's "perfect" will is all that we need to lead a life that is holy and wholly satisfying (and wholly enabled by the Holy Spirit to Who we daily surrender and obey) and by which we become mature and complete in Christ (Col 1:28-note), Haldane - The will of God as exhibited in His word is perfect. This truth is illustrated by a submarine which is fully functional in water but is ruined if water comes within. These visiting believers would have brought the gospel with them. Sanday and Headlams paraphrase = do not adopt the external and fleeting fashion of this world, but be ye transformed in your inmost nature, Be transformed (3339) (metamorphoo from met = denotes change of place or condition + morphoo = to form from morphe = form, shape referring to the essential form of a thing) has the basic meaning of changing into another form and is the term from which we get metamorphosis, which in biology denotes the amazing change of a lowly worm into a beautiful butterfly. If you have the grace-gift of teaching, then be actively teaching and training others. But it isn't like that. Note, (1) The redeeming mercy of God in Christ is, in the souls of believers, the living spring of all holy obedience ( Romans 12:1 ). and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what [is] the will of God -- the good, and acceptable, and perfect. 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