Transformed, Not Conformed
Transformed, Not Conformed
Friday
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
— Romans 12:1-2 (ESV)
You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men." And he said to them, "You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!
— Mark 7:8-9 (ESV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
— 2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV)
— Romans 12:1-2 (ESV)
You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men." And he said to them, "You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!
— Mark 7:8-9 (ESV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
— 2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV)
Reflection:
Every culture presses us into its mold, including the ones we love most. The danger isn't just the world "out there." It's the habits and assumptions we've never questioned because everybody around us shares them. Jesus didn't come only to rescue us; He came to rule us and remake us. The renewing of the mind happens as we let Scripture, not tradition, have the final word. Today, finish writing your three-line story and pray for the person you'll share it with this weekend.
Every culture presses us into its mold, including the ones we love most. The danger isn't just the world "out there." It's the habits and assumptions we've never questioned because everybody around us shares them. Jesus didn't come only to rescue us; He came to rule us and remake us. The renewing of the mind happens as we let Scripture, not tradition, have the final word. Today, finish writing your three-line story and pray for the person you'll share it with this weekend.
Consider:
What is one belief or habit you've "always" held that you need to test against God's Word?
What is one belief or habit you've "always" held that you need to test against God's Word?
Pray:
Jesus, You are my Savior and my Lord. Don't just rescue me. Change me.
Jesus, You are my Savior and my Lord. Don't just rescue me. Change me.
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