Be Transformed

Romans 12:1–2 AV

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. 2 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 AMP

1 I APPEAL to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].

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Be Transformed into Holliness

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

The Christian Life as Total Transformation

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

The transition from the meaning of the gospel to its implication for Christian conduct is certainly one of the most beautiful and powerful portions of Scripture.

The Intro to Romans 12 shows that this instruction is the natural conculsion to what precedes, probably the entire book of Romans from Romans 1:18-11:36

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

Paul’s strong verb “I exhort” (better than NIV, urge) refers to an authoritative proclamation that demands serious adherence. It is common for Paul to use it in teaching contexts

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

thirty-one uses of “exhort” in Paul versus nine times for “beseech”). The phrase in view of God’s mercy points back to the mercy of God

Romans 11:30–36 MEV

30 For just as you once were disobedient to God, but have now received mercy through their disobedience, 31 so these also have now been disobedient, that they also may receive mercy by the mercy shown to you. 32 For God has imprisoned them all in disobedience, so that He might be merciful to all. 33 O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable are His ways! 34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become His counselor?” 35 “Or who has first given to Him, and it shall be repaid to him?” 36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever! Amen.

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

It is true that mercy occurs in Romans only in chapters 9–11 (9:15, 23; 11:31) and not in chapters 1–8, but most believe that mercy sums up the grace and compassion of God throughout the epistle

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

“the gospel is precisely God’s mercy to inexcusable and undeserving sinners, in giving his Son to die for them, in justifying them freely by faith, in sending them the life-giving Spirit, and in making them his children.” The total commitment of ourselves to God is based on the totality of his mercy to us.

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

The response of the believer to this mercy is absolute surrender, expressed in sacrificial imagery, offer your bodies as… sacrifices.* This metaphor is a powerful one, picturing us at God’s altar baring our necks to be sacrificed for him

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

The Old Testament also has several passages in which sacrificial language is used metaphorically, e.g., “sacrifice thank offerings to God”

Psalm 50:14 AMP

14 Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High,

Psalm 50:23 AMP

23 He who brings an offering of praise and thanksgiving honors and glorifies Me; and he who orders his way aright [who prepares the way that I may show him], to him I will demonstrate the salvation of God.

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

or “may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice

Psalm 141:2 AMP

2 Let my prayer be set forth as incense before You, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

In the New Testament we find the “sacrifice of praise” (Heb 13:15) or the “spiritual sacrifices” (1 Pet 2:5).

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

sacrificial language in the New Testament is always ethical, that is, meant to be lived out practically in daily life. The content of the sacrifice is your bodies, which could be the physical body as dedicated to God

Holiness is a lifestlye that must be lived out daily. And this requires changing the way you see youself.

There are three aspects of our Sacrifice. ( write them down and in your prayer time ask the Lord to help you offer this up)

It’s Living

God never took pleasure in recieving dead, decrepted broken up sacrifices.

2. It’s Holy

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

meaning that the person is wholly dedicated, “set apart” from the world and belonging to God.

3. It’s Pleasing to God

Ephesians 5:10 AMP

10 And try to learn [in your experience] what is pleasing to the Lord [let your lives be constant proofs of what is most acceptable to Him].

2 Corinthians 5:9 AMP

9 Therefore, whether we are at home [on earth away from Him] or away from home [and with Him], we are constantly ambitious and strive earnestly to be pleasing to Him.

Colossians 2:20 AMP

20 If then you have died with Christ to material ways of looking at things and have escaped from the world’s crude and elemental notions and teachings of externalism, why do you live as if you still belong to the world? [Why do you submit to rules and regulations?—such as]

Colossians 3:20 AMP

20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

Paul then moves from the what of the Christian life (v. 1) to the how (v. 2).

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

He develops the negative means for offering ourselves to God and then the positive means. Negatively, do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world. It used to be said that conform is an outward, shallow act and transform is an inward, powerful act

Romans 12:2 MEV

2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Conform:

Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling Conformity

The change in an individual’s beliefs or behavior as a result of group pressure.

To pattern oneself after another

Being Squeezed into a mold

I discoverd when I was a young Minister 27 years old, That one of me undeveloped gifts was mentoring.

I’ve montored several Brother’s & Sister’s in the Lord, and Some spiritual Son’s and daughter’s.

A few Things Ive learned to help me determain if this person is really serious about going to the next level and being mentored.

How Much Skin In the game does he/she have?

Are they Hungry for what I have to Offer?

Are they willing to Follow, Watch, Listen & Learn

Do they follow through with every detail thats given to them?

I have in my 26 years of being saved watched a lot of people come to Christ because

They where sick and tired of being sick & tired

They heard a word preached to them and it drew them to the Light

They where in serious trouble and sought God for help

They wanted to be with the someone that was going to Church.

They knew for a long time God had a calling on there lives and they where sick of running.

As Many of folks I have seen come, I have aslo seen them go!!!

And i have one explination… They never transformed there mind…

You can have a beautfiul ,smart, kind young women and she’s madly in love with a no-good, 2 timing sucker.

and everyone can see it but her.. Until she transforms her mind.

It goes back to my mentoring ministry, it doesnt take me long to determine if a person is ready. Its all in the mind which is connected to the heart.

You tired of being broke and having bad credit !! transform your mind..

You tired of that dead end Job’s!! -Transform your mind

You tired of attracking chicken heads..- Transform your mind.

Proverbs 23:7 MEV

7 for as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

You ready to shed those Covid-19 jelly rolls.. Transform your mind

Think about the state of mind you where in when

you brought that house

you brought that car

when you took that job & then quit that job!!

when you married your spouse

when you had a child with that person..

when you gave that child that name that don’t make no sense!!

The forces of this age!!

The Holy Bible: King James Version Chapter 6

principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

The Holy Bible: King James Version Chapter 10

4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

In order for Holiness to take-over our life we have to renew our mind!!

And be ready to take all revenge against any disobedience in our thought life..

The Holy Bible: King James Version Chapter 12

but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind

Transformed Boot Camp 2019 Qoute:

So I need to serve all the men in this ministry Notice....

I am evolving, they man you see today will not be the same guy you see in 3 years…

My question to you is are you evolving spiritually or are you just existing What will you look like in 3 years?

Transform:

To Change in Form, Appearance, or Structure, Condition, Nature & Character

2 Corinthians 5:17 AV

17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

The Spirit “changes” us and enables us to offer ourselves completely to God. This takes place in the mind, which is renewed or changed (literally “made new again and again”) by the Holy Spirit

Romans The Christian Life as Total Transformation (12:1–2)

a “ ‘re-programming’ of the mind,” a lifelong process in which the mind is taken from the world and more and more made to “have in mind the things of God

Mark 8:33 AMP

33 But turning around [His back to Peter] and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have a mind intent on promoting what God wills, but what pleases men [you are not on God’s side, but that of men].

I need to propesey to you, the one that has all year you have been listening and watching The Power series that the Lord gave me to share with you..

This tenth month, the beginning of harvest its also a New Beginning For You..