(Amen!) He calls us to think His thoughts after Him and to conform our thoughts to His will and His ways. Conformed (4964) (suschematizo [word study] from sun/syn = together with + schema = external form, appearance) means to form according to a pattern or mold, to fashion alike, to conform to the same pattern outwardly. For instance, we often hear sermons from the verse ". Paul says that God wants your mind because He knows the power of the mind and wants it for Himself. Nothing between, like worldly pleasure! Mind (3563) (nous with 6/24 uses in Romans -- Click to study these uses) refers to reflective intelligence. Suschematizo is used of masquerading or putting on an act, specifically by following a prescribed pattern or scheme (a "schema"). that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Conformity Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. If one takes the NASB, KJV renderings, the meaning is that as we continually gaze at the "mirror" of the Word of God, especially the Gospel, (cf, 2Cor 4:4) in which the glory of Christ is seen, the Spirit of Christ is progressively transforming us from one level of Christ likeness to another. So Paul says, Dont try to match your life to all the fashions of this world; dont be like a chameleon which takes its color from its surroundings. For though we are many, weve all been mingled into one body in Christ. (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? If the water ever gets into the submarine then there is cause to sound the alarm. Romans 12:2 (NRSA) 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 . Each peak we climb opens wider and clearer prospects into the untravelled land before us. Jerome Hines stayed in opera, but everything was different. (8) What would the world be, if it were filled with Christians having but one object in life, high above every other--to "serve the Lord"--and throwing into this service "alacrity" in the discharge of all duties, and abiding "warmth of spirit" ( Romans 12:11 )! 10. But we can stop from playing with those satanic thoughts. Nothing More Our society can have a terrible influence on us and our children. I sometimes get this question put to me, concerning certain worldly amusements, "May I do so-and-so?" The Phillips translation reads: Dont let the world around you squeeze you into its own mold. The contours of the worlds mold flow along the lines of: We must not be shaped by these influences. ", https://www.thepassiontranslation.com/testimonial/lou-engle/, "With the Mind of a Scholar and Heart of a Lover, Brian Simmons combines the best of both worlds for us in his devoted translation work in Letters from Heaven. Beloved, dont be obsessed with taking revenge, but leave that to Gods righteous justice. He learned the arts of intonation, of musical projection. (see Ephesians 3:18-note; Ep 3:19-note) Would you receive an abundant entrance into the joy of your Lord? Speak blessing, not cursing, over those who reject and persecute you. John 15:19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 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. But in the higher region, the knowledge of good and evil, surely it is a blessed reward, and one of the highest that can be given to a man, that there shall be in him so complete a harmony with God that, like Gods Son, he does always the things that please Him, and that the Father will show him whatsoever things Himself doeth; and that these also will the son do likewise. (J. C. Philpot. 1 Samuel The heart that the world cannot fill; I should be living in such perfect harmony with Gods Son that the spirit of my mind is being renewed through every circumstance of life, and that I may be able to quickly "prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God" ( Romans 12:2 ; also see Ephesians 4:23-note). But how are we to be transformed? Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will. When you are awake at night, think of a helpful verse (Ed note: see 2Pe 1:4-note regarding His precious and magnificent promises). You can't serve God and mammon (see Matthew 6:24-note). All rights reserved. For though we are many, weve all been mingled into one body in Christ. And live in holiness, experiencing all that delights his heart. Roy Fields narrates Romans Chapter 2 in The Passion Translation Bible. 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. "My dear," was the reply, "that's exactly what it cost me. I'd rather be led by His nail-pierced hands William Newell explains that "to be "transformed" or "transfigured" into the image of Christ is the blessed path and portion of the surrendered believer in the midst of this present evil worldNote that neither in world-conformity, nor in Christian transformation, are we the actors (Ed note: that is, we are not the ones initiating this action): the verbs are passive, in both cases. 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. Abraham, the separated believer, the friend of God (James 2:23), had the greater ministry to the pagans than did Lot, the friend of the world. In his first letter to Timothy, the Apostle Paul urged Gods people to pray for our leadership: First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiv The passing pleasures of this world pale in comparison to perpetual pleasures of paradise in the presence of God. But if you have a verse of Scripture propped up on the window sill before you or a passage that you are trying to think through to an understanding of it, your kitchen sink can become the greatest altar you have ever experienced. Those who are eaten up with the world will be rejected, as ungodly, at the bar of judgment. Start the discipline of thinking Gods thoughts after Him. But as manuscript authority is decidedly against it, so is internal evidence; and comparatively few favor it. Would you comprehend with all saints what are the heights and depths, and know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge? Macleod. So we tend to copy the people with whom we associate; we borrow thoughts from the books we read and the programs to which we listen, almost without knowing it. In Romans 12:2 it describes an inward renewal of our mind through which our inner spirit is changed into the likeness of Christ. It is easy to have an external conduct that looks good, but an inward life and manner of thinking that is offensive to God (cf Titus 1:16-note; 1Jn 3:4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20). Grieve not, then, the Holy Spirit of God by any known inconsistency of conduct, any sinful conformity to the world, any inordinate pursuit of its wealth, its honors, its pleasures, its friendships, and its great things. If the passion and flame we once had for Christ has lessened, one of the reasons may be that we have become too enamored with this present evil age. THERMOSTAT? A few years ago Hines had an opportunity to sing the role that he had always wanted to sing. 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. Live in the truths found in Romans and discover the heavenly treasures of faith, grace, righteousness, and power. 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. (6) Self-sufficiency and lust of power are peculiarly unlovely in the vessels of mercy, whose respective graces and gifts are all a divine trust for the benefit of the common body and of mankind at large ( Romans 12:3 Romans 12:4 ). If he "conforms" to environment around him, he will eventually die! "NOTHING BETWEEN" reminds us in clear terms that we must all be sober minded (see 1Peter 1:13-note; 1Pe 5:8-note) and constantly guard against those allurements and temptations that can so easily squeeze us into the world's mold. Trust in God and do the right. This shows that, in general, it is not difficult to discriminate Christians from the world. And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. . If we are living in the power of the Holy Spirit (Ro 8:13-note, Eph 5:18-note, Gal 5:16-note) under the guidance of the Word of God (Jn 17:17, Ps 119:105-note, society's bad influences can't get to us. to let us stay as we are. In many context (the current verse included) nous stands for the seat of emotions and affections, mode of thinking and feeling, disposition, moral inclination and as such is equivalent to the heart. And now for the good news. Let's make it today. David C. McCasland, O Lord, You see what's in my heart When starting to worry, we can remind ourselves: Worry does not meet my needs at this timeor ever. In the East, where such houses are still rare, this duty is regarded as of the most sacred character [HODGE]. In like manner, Paul here brackets, with that great conception of the Christian life, another equally dominant and equally comprehensive. You wont stumble in the dark Dont give up in a time of trouble, The Aramaic can be translated Bear your afflictions bravely.. We don't want to take time to think about what God has said or what He does, and thus come through to a significant understanding of the meaning of God's action. Be not wise in your own conceits--This is just the application of the caution against high-mindedness to the estimate we form of our own mental character. If you and I really believed what we say we believe, that Jesus Christ has died for us, and lives for us, and is ready to pour out upon us the gift of His Divine Spirit, and wills that we should be like Him, and holds out to us the great and wonderful hopes and prospects of an absolutely eternal life of supreme and serene blessedness at His right hand, should we be, could we be, the sort of people that most of us are? And I think Pastor Stedman's prayer is worth repeating, Our Father, we pray that we will more than just intellectually grasp this truth, but that it may grip our hearts and our souls, and release our paralyzed wills, and energize us to begin to be available to You, not in words but in deeds. 2 Corinthians Instead, fix your attention on God. It has been your solemn vow--has it not?--no longer to tolerate even a single sin: "I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep Thy righteous judgments." The world, or the dominion of darkness has particular ways and goes round by certain means. We are to stop allowing ourselves to be fashioned after the schemes of this passing evil age in which we live. Something has to happen to your thinking. Paul wrote to the Philippians, Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirableif anything is excellent or praiseworthythink about such things (Philippians 4:8). in its wide sense for the whole soul. And thus our apostles promise may be fulfilled for each of us. A further prerequisite is faith, for without faith it is impossible to please Him (God). (see He 11:6-note). Take a constant interest in the needs of Gods beloved people and respond by helping them. If you do that day after day it gets very hard, because you are under constant pressure -- and it gets to you after a while. Truth professed has no transforming power; truth received and fed upon can revolutionize a mans whole character. Make of your every thought an action; link every action with a thought. (cp Proverbs 4:23-note). serving the Lord--that is, the Lord Jesus (see Ephesians 6:5-8 ). 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. "I would give the world to have your experience," said a young woman on one occasion to a devoted Christian lady. When you are confused and don't know where you are, you renew your mind by reading through a passage and thinking it through and letting the Word speak to your heart. In all these and in similar cases, it does not differ from the word heart, i.e. Its more than a brain game to memorize and meditate on the powerful Word of God. Just tell me what to do. Romans 12:2 (NRS) Bing said, "Jerome, you don't have to sing. "Everybody is thinking this way, everybody wants to do that, nobody understands you -- so why don't you give in?" The goal is to replace unthinking routine with fresh awareness and new focus. (Octavius Winslow "Evening Thoughts"), "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." All injunctions that proceed merely from men in Divine things are unacceptable to God. Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will.. (see Jdg 17:6- note ; Jdg 21:25-note). Spirit Wrought Transformation. Now, what are you going to do with your life? Romans 12:2 (GNTA) and you won't be conformed to the world. Nothing between, een many hard trials, Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you. Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. "Be not conformed to this world" Romans 12:2. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. He built his life around that, gave up all other activities, all other pursuits, all other pleasures, to give himself to the necessary work of training to become an opera star. We cannot stem the tide of information that bombards us, but we can ask God each day to help us focus on Him and to shape our thinking through His presence in our lives. Let them be a living and holy sacrificethe kind he will find acceptable. What the world presentswe love. But when the mind is transformed by the Spirit of God, you no longer look at people that way. 11. not slothful in business--The word rendered "business" means "zeal," "diligence," "purpose"; denoting the energy of action. 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 ). The result of being conformed to this age is not a renewed mind but "a depraved mind (reprobate - a mind not enduring trial and so not of standard purity or fineness and in the final analysis a mind that is rejected) (which does) those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; and, although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them." What are you going to do with your life?" Thanks for your patience. She commented that those words would be a fitting inscription on her tombstone someday. I believe there are godly Christian counselors, people with the spiritual gifts of exhortation and discernment, used by God to help people in their time of need; but it is absolutely wrong and fruitless to seek the transformation God offers from worldly sources. To please the world; to get as large a portion as we can of its goods; to provide amply for ourselves and our children; to obtain and maintain a respectable station in itthis is the grand bent of man's carnal heart. When God measures the character of a man or woman, He does not put the tape measure around their head but around their heart! ILLUSTRATIONS Romans Romans 12:2 (LEB) when you focus on God. AND GOD SAID: Let us FORM man in our image. Before we were saved, we were conformed to this present evil age and. It was talked about and someone suggested that it was because the bells of Westminster were slightly out of tune. It would be absolute disloyalty to the Lord for believers to love the world. Romans 12:2 TPT. So if God has given you the grace-gift of prophecy, activate your gift by using the proportion of faith you have to prophesy. More of His holy will discern; Water in the boat is big disaster, Morris writes that "Christians have been introduced to the life of the world to come; what a tragedy, then, if they conform to the perishing world they have left.". (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? It is very hard in English to bring out both these ideas with one word. It finally came true. Therefore nonconformity to the world implies bringing the body and its appetites under the control of the Spirit of God, subjecting the imagination to the mind of Christ, and walking in humility of spirit through a world where self-confidence and boasting are the order of the day. 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. If we duly thought about the powers we have, and how far we fail properly to improve them, it would humble us. And love to God and man, with zeal for the gospel, will make the wise Christian diligent in all his wordly business, and in gaining superior skill. Fame is the longing to be known, to be somebody in someone else's eyes. Blamires was a student of C. S. Lewis. (MORNING THOUGHTS), Octavius WinslowA canker into the very core of your spirituality! The process would in modern language be described rather as sanctification than regeneration, but regeneration is assumed (Titus 3:5). Jerome Hines said, "I won't sing if you are going to have this kind of a dance in it." Gods marvelous grace imparts to each one of us varying gifts. 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. You cannot become a great Christian - you may be a babe in grace, but you never can be a perfect man in Christ Jesus while you yield yourself to the worldly maxims (short, pithy statements expressing general truths or rules of conduct) and modes of business of men of the world. The love of the worlds good things, the fear of the worlds laughter or blame, the secret desire to keep in with the world, the secret wish to do as others in the world do, and not to run into extremes (Ed: Have you ever been accused by other believers "You're getting a bit too radical with your stated desire to not love the world"? 4:17, 23; Phil. But as my eyes "adapted" there was a high price, for I found myself continuing to watch and listen to language that would have previously prompted me immediately to change channels or walk out of the room. Romans 12:2 (NLT) Then Click in depth study of this great Greek word dokimazo. ESV. John Oh, you will be there, if you know the Lord, but you will find you have wasted your life, and it will be worth nothing before his throne. (J C Philpot), Turned Upside Down - In G. K. Chesterton's biographical sketch of St. Francis of Assisi, he describes a time when Francis felt deep discouragement and a sense of failure. #2 "but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.". The Christian with a renewed mind will know how to walk through life with an understanding of the will of God and will be able to obey him. with them that weep--What a beautiful spirit of sympathy with the joys and sorrows of others is here inculcated! 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. see Lk 1:37ASV), cultivating an "infant like" attitude (see 1Pe 2:1-note for what you need to do to cultivate this desire and give you an "appetite". Just as when you take away disturbing masses of metal from near a compass, it trembles to its true point, so when, by the discipline of which I have been speaking, there are swept away from either side of us the things that would perturb our judgment, there comes, as blessing and reward, a clear insight into that which it is our duty to do. Paul knows that it is a moral axiom that we become like the gods we serve and so using metamorphoo he writes to the saints at Corinth explaining we all, with unveiled face beholding (present tense = continually. See how Paul, after having (Ro 12:1-note) taught believers to lay themselves upon the altar, whole and holy burnt-offerings to their God, at once proceeds (Ro 12:2) to tell them what the true--altar-life is: being ever more and more "renewed in their mind to prove what is the good and perfect and acceptable will of God." 4In the human body there are many parts and organs, each with a unique function. Titus And then one night I was "surfing" [usually a bad thing for a man to be doing!] Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of Godwhat is good and acceptable and perfect. and ask God to change your thinking. Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will. And to maintain that kind of thinking in the midst of the world takes a renewed mind." Do this now. Then he moved into Sodom (Ge 13:12,19:1). To bring us to this point is the grand object of all gospel discipline; and one may say that the ultimatum of gospel obedience is, "to lie passive in his hand, and know no will but his.". (On the word "experience" 1Thessalonians 5:10 , where the sentiment is the same). Guard against that which checks its growth. God is never against feeling and doing. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Try Bible Gateway Plus free today! Be honest.) (Ed: Dear reader - Stop right here! Does a lack of certainty about the future translate into not knowing Gods will? The book of Romans was written to communicate Gods message of grace and glory to all of his believers. 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. 6:5; 2Ti 3:8; Titus 1:15; Rev. John Piper advises believers to not be conformed but instead to "cultivate the mindset of exiles. (Haldane). Sper. 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. We have, day by day, to work at the task of removing the superfluities that mask its outlines. And do 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. Romans 12:2 (CEB) We must not only do that which is good, but we must cleave to it. You ponder what is good for the soul and what honors God in everything: food, cars, videos, bathing suits, birth control, driving speeds, bed times, financial savings, education for the children, unreached peoples, famine, refugee camps, sports, death, and everything else. 18Do your best to live as everybodys friend. Is there anything or anyone that you are withholding from God? Ray Stedman relates the following convicting story of what it means to not be CONFORMED but to be TRANSFORMED: "I heard this week of an incident in the life of Jerome Hines, the Metropolitan Opera singer. Romans 12:2 (TYN) You can meditate like this while you are washing the dishes. The Passion Translation is a registered trademark of Passion & Fire Ministries, Inc. (For full messages Read Romans 12:2 Transfiguration), William MacDonald explains that the world as "as used here means the society or system that man has built in order to make himself happy without God. Something had gone wrong with the chimes and they were discordant. But when God's perfect will sets itself against our fleshthwarts our dearest hopesoverturns our fondest schemeswe cannot see that it is a perfect will, but rather, are much disposed to fret, murmur, and rebel against it. 6Gods marvelous grace imparts to each one of us varying gifts and ministries that are uniquely ours. Rejoice with them that rejoice; and weep--the "and" should probably be omitted. It is ill for an heir of heaven to be a great friend with the heirs of hell (read especially James 4:4). 3 John Farmers in Zentsuji, Japan, are preparing full-grown watermelons for shipmentonly these are no ordinary melons, they're square! Then you will learn to know Gods will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Devote your life as a Christian to being changed. Teleios - 19x in 17v - NAS = complete(2), mature(4), more perfect(1), perfect(12). with the blessed Deity! 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