William Newell - Fashioned (conformed) is literally, schemed-together-with. Today we understand what great foresight he had in predicting how our thinking is influenced in this digital age. It has a bad look when a courtier (a companion to a king, in our case the King of kings!) Micah The Holy Ghost wrote the Word, and if you make much of the Word, He will make much of you. Your love will be damped (literally made slightly wet but here figuratively meaning stifled or deadened!) To summarize, God transforms our minds and makes us spiritually minded by the instrumentality of His Word (John 17:17) and His Spirit (John 6:63). I've worked hard for months to train for this role, but I will not sing in your opera if that dance is in it." Transform me to be like You. It is to be feared that much of the professed Christianity of the day is of a compromising character. But as simplicity seems enjoined in the next clause but one of this same verse, perhaps the meaning here is, "with liberality," as the same word is rendered in 2Corinthians 8:2 , 9:11 . Psalms Read the Bible, discover plans, and seek God every day. A Christian should be what was said of an ancient knight, "without fear and without reproach." 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. However, they are sent into the world to testify that its works are evil and that salvation is available to all who put their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ." Indeed, nothing can be more true than that these renewal of the mind is necessary for a successful inquiry into every part of the will of God. Maclaren says world is "the sum total of godless men and things conceived of as separated from GodNo doubt the Gospel has sweetened society; no doubt the average of godless life in England is a better thing than the average of godless life in the Roman Empire. Nehemiah That's the way it was in the first century when the pagans were puzzled and convicted by the lifestyle of Christians. 8If you have the grace-gift of encouragement,[. This quality of conduct is what it looks like practically to not be conformed to the world. 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.". As Proverbs says, . Weymouth: so that you may learn by experience what God's will is, Wuest: 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. A few years ago Hines had an opportunity to sing the role that he had always wanted to sing. How can someone trained in the world, (which Romans 12:2 tells us not to be conformed to) do anything but bring a person into conformity with the worlds way of thinking? Close communion with mere nominal religious professors is particularly to be avoided. He says you will discover, or prove, "what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God." Say, Im in a whole different place than you are, world. J R Miller (1907) - The impression of a holy and separate life, If we are Christians, we are not of this worldwe belong to the kingdom of heaven. No doubt there is a great deal of Christianity diffused through the average opinion and ways of looking at things, that prevail around us. Certainly regeneration by the Holy Spirit involves the renewal of every part of our humanness, which has been tainted and twisted by the fall, and this includes our mind. (3-8) Exhortations to various duties. The subtle influence of that mighty enemy must be daily resisted, and without a daily battle can never be overcome. He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. oh, fatal delusion! (Wuest's Word Studies from the Greek New Testament). As clearly stated in Joshua 1:8 (note) a key element in this process is meditation which is so crucial to mind renewal but unfortunately is a vital spiritual discipline which is seldom practiced by Christians today. (Job 23:12-note). This, then, is the reward. When you get up in the morning, no matter how you feel, think of a verse and make the Word of God the important element in your day. 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. AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you. This is having influence, maintaining control over individuals or groups or companies or whatever. In a self-centered, greedy, and grasping world, Paul nurtured and mentored them in how to live a Christ-centered, giving life. It is clear enough that if a new likeness is being stamped upon a man, the process may be looked at from the other side; and that in proportion as we become liker Jesus Christ, we shall become more unlike the old type to which we were previously conformed. But how emphatically expressed is the injunction to let nothing on our part prevent it! I am resolved! But would you have a heaven below as well as a heaven above? The Cross of Christ has come in between the believer and the world (cp Ga 2:20-note). I encourage you to surrender yourselves to God to be his sacred, living sacrifices. Romans 12:2 (TMBA) 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. It is produced by the renewing of the mind, and by that only. as much as lieth in you--or, "dependeth on you." Recompense to no man evil for evil. December 31, 2016 February 12, 2018 ~ Denise Vasquez ~ Leave a . It is that territory no other person can invade. And you will agree that what he wants is right. If a person's conscience lets him say, "Well, I can go to A," he will very soon go on to B, C, D, E, and through all the letters of the alphabet. (Ibid). Its the word metamorphosis. When a tadpole is changed into a frog or when a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, we speak of it as a metamorphosis. Only two in ten said they would be willing to suffer for their faith. 2And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be [a]transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you]. (Living Sacrifices), Haldane adds that renewing of your mind signifies that "It is not the conduct merely, but the heart itself, of the Christian that is changed; and it is from the renewal of the mind that the conduct is also renewed. It's just a career, and why mortgage your character for a career? Hebrews The Bible is meant not merely to inform Amplified Bible (AMP). Thelema conveys the idea of desire, even a hearts desire, for the word primarily expresses emotion instead of volition. That is the important thing. The heart that the world cannot fill; In the human body there are many parts and organs, each with a unique function. Habakkuk Disobedience dulls the conscience, darkens the soul, deadens our spiritual energies--therefore keep the commandments of Christ with implicit obedience. When you get before the throne of God, all you will find out is that you have wasted all those years. Then you will be able to know the will of God - what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect. 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. We give way in this and in that thing. "It is not conformity that we need," says Bushnell; "it is not being able to beat the world in its own way; but it is to stand apart and above it, and to produce the impression of a holy and separate life. Conformity to the world is the bane of many professors in this day. "I would give the world to have your experience," said a young woman on one occasion to a devoted Christian lady. 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. That can only come as you are exposed to the truth as it is in Jesus. The nous can be fleshly (see Colossians 2:18 - note) where flesh denotes the principle of evil which dominates fallen man. 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. He began to think about it, and, out of that incident, he became a Christian. 7. 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). And let us gaze at Yeshua, him who is The Author and The Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was his, endured the cross and ignored the shame, and he sits upon the right side of the throne of God. The model to be rejected is that presented to him by the present world , or, as we should say, the reigning fashion , taking this word in its widest senseThe term (this) present world is used in the Rabbis to denote the whole state of things which precedes the epoch of the Messiah; in the N. T. it describes the course of life followed by those who have not yet undergone the renewing wrought by Christ in human life. Fourth: Pleasure. We are hedged in, it is true, by the precepts of the gospel, the alarms of a tender conscience, and many powerful restraints, so many banks and dykes to keep out the sea of the world; but, as in Holland, if one breach be made in the dyke, the sea at once rushes in, so, if one gap be made in the conscience, then the sea of worldliness rushes through the breach, and but for God's grace would soon deluge the soul. God's will is "good," as it demands only what is essentially and unchangeably good ( Romans 7:10 ); it is "well pleasing," in contrast with all that is arbitrary, as demanding only what God has eternal complacency in (compare Micah 6:8 , with Jeremiah 9:24 ); and it is "perfect," as it required nothing else than the perfection of God's reasonable creature, who, in proportion as he attains to it, reflects God's own perfection. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect. "I made a strategic decision when I first fell in love with journalism," Bradley says, "that if I found myself beginning to get tough I would leave the business. NKJV And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. It is but mock love, which rests in words of kindness, while our brethren need real supplies, and it is in our power to furnish them. In this chapter The Apostle Paul is bringing a warning to us to continue to live right. Many of you know the story of his life -- how, as a boy growing up in California, he became convinced that he had a good voice. It is a lifelong task till the lump be leavened. Smith. 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. We must not conform to the spirit of the world. get to know the Bible better! It was that you might be taught to live a life of faith in the providence of God. If we are born of God we will see His guiding hand and give Him the credit. It will never be dull. Abide in Christ), J C Philpot - God's Perfect Will - "That good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God." Than to be the king of a vast domain, Harry Ironside (Romans 12 Commentary) introduces his comments on this verse noting that Romans 12:2 makes clearer the meaning of the Ro 12:1. Euarestos - 9x in 9v in the NAS - NAS = acceptable(3), pleasing(2), well-pleasing(3), which is pleasing(1). They are buried twice; their hearts are buried in the earth before their bodies. (The Cure For Doubt) (For off site article click Biblical Meditation), John Stott explains how transformation takes place, noting that "Although Paul does not here tell us how our mind becomes renewed, we know from his other writings that it is by a combination of the Spirit and the Word of God. Philippians It is a kingdom that is antagonistic to God. But we prefer the former. (see Ephesians 3:18-note; Ep 3:19-note) Would you receive an abundant entrance into the joy of your Lord? The question is, will I obey? And then one night I was "surfing" [usually a bad thing for a man to be doing!] Never have Gods people needed this more than we do today. As we travel heavenward, lets cooperate with Gods construction of our lives. The spirit that marks so many is, "What will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you?" When His work in us is complete, we shall be like Him (1 John 3:2), perfectly conformed to our Saviors likeness. 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. (see note on 2 Timothy 2:4). If your mind changes, you will change. Be reconciled to the place God in his providence puts you in, whatever it be. Greek: kai me suschematizesthe (2PPPM) to aioni touto, alla metamorphousthe (2PPPM) te anakainosei tou noos eis to dokimazein (PAN) humas ti to thelema tou Theou, to agathon kai euareston kai teleion. (Romans 12 - William Barclay's Daily Study Bible). Romans 12:2 (WYC) Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. It is no wonder Gods Word teaches us that a changed life begins with a changed mind. Jerome Hines went to Rudolph Bing, the Metropolitan Opera general manager, and said to him, "Sir, if you have that dance in the opera then I am not going to sing in it." shall not our hearts be more where our most precious treasure is, where our holiest and dearest hopes center, and where we ourselves shall shortly be? I near-call. 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. 11. not slothful in business--The word rendered "business" means "zeal," "diligence," "purpose"; denoting the energy of action. Copyright 2020 Passion & Fire Ministries, Inc. Change it by acting appropriately in the world. Professor of the gospel! November 21, 2021 Presentations round mango wood dining table. For World Philosophy Day 2018, we asked expert philosophers to provide a reading list of philosophy books that everyone should read before they die. This is the transforming of the mind. But she also believes it doesn't have to be that way. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect. But as soon as he chooses to disobey, an inherent inner conflict is produced. "If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." All our duty towards one another is summed up in one word, love. Romans 12:2 (CJB) When you sin, confess and repent. 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. We see them as either "someone who can help us" or "someone who opposes us" -- and we resent them or bless them accordingly. Jude How relevant this is today as we find our thoughts and the way our minds process material affected by the world around us. "Love not the world" 1John 2:15. Conformity Comment: See Rapture vs Second Coming) (cp the motivating aspect of "looking for the blessed hope" in Titus 2:11-note , Titus 2:12-note, Titus 2:13-note, 1Jn 3:2-note, 1Jn 3:3-note - what you are looking for will determine what you are living for! His plan is good and pleasing and perfect. 1 Timothy Although seeking Gods specific leading is part of it, another aspect that is just as vital is to follow the clearly defined elements of Gods will each and every day. Turned upside down, we see everything suspended precariously, dependent on God rather than being solid and secure. 17Never hold a grudge or try to get even, but plan your life around the noblest way to benefit others. ILLUSTRATIONS The former, in a word, glories in itself, the latter in the Lord (The City of God). Romans 12:2 (TYN) Verses 9-16 The professed love of Christians to each other should be sincere, free from deceit, and unmeaning and deceitful compliments. The double recompense of reward shall be yours--a fuller entrance into the mystery of His love--a fuller conformity to His own blessed life (Ed: And His "good and acceptable and perfect will"!). 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. How do I feel about the preacher?". The term conformed literally means to be molded or stamped according to a pattern. Start for FREE. 16 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? Jerome Hines said, "I won't sing if you are going to have this kind of a dance in it." 2 Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, # 12:2 Or "Don't be squeezed into the mold of this present age." Paul uses the Greek word aion which means "spaces of time" or "present time." The Aramaic word carries the same idea but it is much deeper in meaning. Analyzed Literal: And [you are] to stop conforming yourselves to this age, but [are] to continue being transformed by the renewal of your mind, in order for you to be provi. (2) As redemption under the Gospel is not by irrational victims, as under the law, but "by the precious blood of Christ" ( 1 Peter 1:18 1 Peter 1:19 ), and, consequently, is not ritual but real, so the sacrifices which believers are now called to offer are all "living sacrifices"; and these--summed up in self-consecration to the service of God--are "holy and acceptable to God," making up together "our rational service" ( Romans 12:1 ). Every Christian who is saved is saved out of that dominion, that pattern, and that way of thinking and doing things. For less than $5/mo. 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. The vivid wording strips away the centuries, reminding me with every phrase that each prophecy, letter, history account, poem, vision, and parable is Gods Word to me today just as much as it was to the original audiences. THE WORLD SAYS: We must CONFORM man in our image. That is, even your willingness to be available to Him, this is his will. 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. The world, the flesh, and Satan are ever on the alert to frame a bargain with a Christian professor for his religion. Begin your journey with a thorough introduction that details the authorship of Romans, date of composition, first recipients, setting, purpose, central message, and key themes. Jonah The god and prince of this world is Satan (2Cor 4:4; John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11. 22:37), Paul encourages us to gives ourselves completelyboth body (Romans 12:1) and mind (Romans 12:2)to God. Must not my heart from Him ever sever It is the very word of 1Co 7:31: scheme (Greek, schema), made into a verb, with the conjunction along-with (sun/syn), for prefix. Radiate with the glow of the Holy Spirit and let him fill you with excitement as you serve him. INSIGHT: Tradition has it that the apostle Peter brought the gospel to Rome. In other words, our problem is not so much the evil in society as it is our lack of discernment and self-control. But even apart from having any peculiar temptation to make a wide breach like this, our social ties, our daily occupation, the friends and relations whom we love in the flesh, all, through their power over our natural affections, draw us aside from time to time into this worldly conformity. Not only must there be kindness to friends and brethren, but Christians must not harbour anger against enemies. Paul commands them to stop acting like earth dwellers (the term John uses in the Revelation of the unsaved - see Tony Garland's discussion of Earth Dwellers). The passing pleasures of this world pale in comparison to perpetual pleasures of paradise in the presence of God. Reader! I wonder if I have yet grasped the incredible process described in Romans 12:2, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. The process would in modern language be described rather as sanctification than regeneration, but regeneration is assumed (Titus 3:5). This is next taken up in detail. Nothing is below us, but sin. Paul described this process as a work of God. Romans 12:1-21 . (See related resource = Memorizing His Word) 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. For though we are many, weve all been mingled into one body in Christ. Vance Havner understood this truth about the power of God's Word to renew our minds writing that "The storehouse of Gods Word was never meant for mere scrutiny, not even primarily for study but for sustenance. 24:45; Ro 1:28; 7:23, 25; 11:34; 12:2; 14:5; 1 Co. 1:10; 2:16; 14:14f, 19; Eph. That is the important thing. It has ordered or overruled all circumstances and all events, amid a complication of difficulties in providence and grace. 1 Kings For this becomes your genuine expression of worship. He was told, "This is the choreography that introduces the opera." All injunctions that proceed merely from men in Divine things are unacceptable to God. In fact, it has grown worse. Dr. Lawrence Katz, a neurologist at Duke University, urges people to perform daily mental exercises such as brushing your teeth with the non-dominant hand or taking a new route to work to help stimulate the brain and keep it healthy. Romans 12:2 (KJVA) The word translated transformed is a word that has been brought into the English language without translation. with simplicity--so the word probably means. ESV. Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker Book House). Ezra Romans 12:2 (GW) One of the best ways to "energize" and facilitate this "mental revolution" which produces transformation is to memorize the living Word of God (see Memorizing His Word), allowing implantation of the "seed" (see 1 Pe 1:23-note; 1 Pe 1:24 -note; 1 Pe 1:25-note cf Jer 23:28, 29, James 1:18-note, James 1:21-note) which His Spirit can germinate into a new way of thinking for as Jesus declared "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life." What about your finances or hobbies? What the world presentswe love. Matthew 17:2 And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. romans 2 passion translation. We descend from the mount of communion with the Lord, and fall into a cold, miserable spot, where the life of God, though not extinct, is reduced to its lowest ebb. Then you go back to your routine and determine that your life will be in line with the Word of God. It refers to the renewing of your mind, then says, "Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is." Whatever property, or comfort, or friends, or health, or earthly happiness we have been deprived of, it was better for us to lose, than to retain them. Rejoicing, &c.--Here it is more lively to retain the order and the verbs of the original: "In hope, rejoicing; in tribulation, enduring; in prayer, persevering." 11 Be enthusiastic to serve the Lord, keeping your passion toward him boiling hot! The believer tests everything in life, trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord (Ep 5:10-note). We understand the will of God through the Word of God. Jesus is mine! (1,2) To be humble, and faithfully to use their spiritual gifts, in their respective stations. No one discovers the line of action which from possessing these characteristics can be identified as the will of God unless he is transformed from his native affinity to the world by the renewing of his mind by the Holy Spirit. NIV: Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then be worldly; be mixed up with Mammonites (those devoted to the pursuit of wealth), and refuse to go without (outside) the camp bearing Christ's reproach (see Heb13:13-note). 1 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. He became possessed of a desire to become a star in the Metropolitan Opera Company. He is honoured by our hope and trust in him, especially when we rejoice in that hope. You can meditate like this while you are washing the dishes. (Haldane). So, Paul says, to worship and serve God, we must undergo a change, not of our outward form, but of our inward personality. Ask yourself, What would God think in a moment like this?. And keep them in the obedience of your life. Let your way of thinking be completely changed. Proud member Nothing between my soul and the Savior, The believer belongs to heaven and to the age to come and no longer has to (or should) think like an unbeliever. This denotes the love of parents to their children; which is more tender and natural than any other; unforced, unconstrained. (Excerpt from The Habit of Keeping a Clear Conscience - My Utmost For His Highest) (Bolding added). (Ro 1:28; 29; 30; 31; 32- see notes Ro 1:28; 29; 30; 31; 32). You'll be changed from the inside out. You can do that automatically. Why, then, should not our thoughts be there? Teleios includes the ideas of having no defect whatsoever and of having reached the goal, purpose or end which was originally intended. Because of this, we are born into sin, and so we sin, along with the rest of the world. A click on the Greek will lead you to the corresponding article in Abarim Publications's online Biblical Greek Dictionary. And first, the all-comprehensive duty. Charles A Tindley. But the Holy Spirit desires to renew our mind and He does so from within as we take in the Word and obey truth illuminated in the Word (cp Jn 17:17). Zephaniah They may attain to a scheme of orthodox notionsbut they will remain destitute of the life, power, and comfort of pietyso long as they cleave to those things which are incompatible with it. (Phillips: Touchstone). To avoid slipping into a spiritual rut, why not add Scripture memory to your daily devotional time? WHICH ARE YOU Heavenly-mindedness can only be maintained by the strictest vigilance. leads to His books main thesis, repeated over and over in chapter 1, is that There is no longer a Christian mind, meaning that in our time there is no longer a distinctly Christian way of thinking. For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. Change it by acting appropriately in the world. 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. 12:2). Indeed, such a practice is forbidden because it negates and seriously mars the presentation the believer has made as a living sacrifice and amounts in essence to a sacrifice that places itself on the altar but then begins to "crawl off the altar". 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. He gave himself to that tremendous desire within him to be a star in the Metropolitan Opera. Would you flame with vehement (marked by intensity of feeling or conviction) love? 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. Christ died to deliver us from this world. Comment: I can identify with the seductive and subtle nature of what I call "spiritual adaptation" or gradually being conformed to the world - I had heard about a show called "The Sopranos" but since we did not receive the so called "premium (pernicious)" channels, I paid no attention to the hype. William Barclay explains that the root of suschematizo: is schema, which means the outward form that varies from year to year and from day to day. Romans 12:2. Believers are not of the world any more than Christ is of the world. Colossians (J. C. Ryle. From the Greek word meaning metamorphosis. Refers to the process that leads to an outward, permanent change. The least suspicion of either would have been a blot upon the noble knight's escutcheon. (Ironside, H. Romans). It is ill for an heir of heaven to be a great friend with the heirs of hell (read especially James 4:4). So 2Peter 1:5 , "to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.". 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