Renewing Your Mind

[458 words] “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 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” (Romans 12:1-2). In this text, the apostle Paul calls on Christians to be “transformed.” The Greek term translated “transformed” means “to change from one form into another.” It is the same word from which we get metamorphosis, a term that refers to the changing of a caterpillar into a butterfly. So, in effect, this verse says, “Be changed from one form into another.” After instructing us to “be changed,” Paul then reveals how this transformation occurs. Notice again: “And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed…