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Chapter 12 Living Sacrifices 1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship.2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will. 3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.4Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,5so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.6We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.7If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;8if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
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Noel34597 - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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By changing my concerns or interests towards God and His concerns, the Holy Spirit will help me to transform into Christ-likeness
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Eric35620 - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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Commit your thoughts to the Lord and meditate on those things that are of Him
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pastorkjl - (eBible Enthusiast) over 2 years ago.
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The Bible teaches us that we should be thermostats - changing the climate of the culture. But instead of Christians being thermostats, we have become thermometers - conforming to the culture.
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glnster - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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...must go even deeper than just behavior and customs; it must be firmly planted in our mind. It is possible to avoid most worldly customs and still be proud, covetour, selfish, stubborn, arrogant. Only when the Holy Spirit renews, reeducates, and redirects our mind are we truly transformed. NLT
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interurban - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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Believing means following through. Change on the outside should come from within, superficial change gets you nowhere.
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Lisa - (eBible Scholar) over 2 years ago.
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This verse is an answer to anyone who believes that christians can be apart of the "world" AND apart of God. James 1:8 says, "A double minded man is unstable in all his ways". Revelation 3:16-17 says, "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." The Lord wants us to sacrifice our worldy desires the way he sacrificed his son for us (John 3:16). 2 Corinthians 17-18, says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God...". We give up little to gain the kingdom of God.
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militarychaplainwife - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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God is transforming my life and I love it. He tells us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. Being in His word is so important. It's our guide. The only way he can transform us is for us to allow Him.
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Steve40049 - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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The world is fading away, wisdom is what we take with us -- nothing else. Prove ourselves dilegent and make our lives a living sacrifice (His Will be done) that it might be a sweet smelling aroma to the nose of our Father God.
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Robert41010 - (eBible Evangelist) over 2 years ago.
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We can't conform to God's standards until we are transformed.
"not be conformed to this world" - a false world system. It is possible to believe in a false and untrue system; in other words to believe a lie!
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Kelly  - (eBible Scholar) over 2 years ago.
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not of this world
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ASHUTOSH - (eBible Novice) 3 months ago.
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god is love
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Bianca39771 - (eBible Novice) 4 months ago.
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not conforming
using your gifts for better good
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Mark38183 - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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transformed by the rewnewing of your mind.
transformed = (lit. or fig.) "metamorphose" change, transfigure. Metamorphose means to change in form or nature. Obviously that nature would be the nature or likeness of Jesus. We are to be conformed into the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29).
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Joe37436 - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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we need to give our bodies and our lives a life long sacrifice
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Nerd - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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pastorkjl said it best "we should be thermostats - creating change. instead we are thermometers conforming to the culture"
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Yorkali1458 - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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transformation mind God
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plainviewroots - (eBible Scholar) 5 months ago.
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No longer conform to the world's pattern is HIS perfect will for us. 2/1/09
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bigred73 - (eBible Scholar) over 2 years ago.
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You who are born again are no longer a slave to sin. The Lord Jesus has taken your burdens away and given you a chance to go out and diciple to others about Him! Do it! You are no longer a bad whatever?!! You are a new creation in Christ Jesus who loves you dearly!
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LeeNelsonJr - (eBible Enthusiast) over 2 years ago.
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To be in the world, but not of the world...the one tenet of faith in God.
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P3NKIN - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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We need to ensure our transformation. To keep seeking God and to allow Him o mold us.
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BoskoBoy - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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It seems that this is the way to hear and understand God's will. Renew your mind!!
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InChristAlone - (eBible Enthusiast) over 2 years ago.
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don't be ashamed. Romans 1:16. We're like cookie dough, and the cookie cutters are like the pattern of the world. We have to break free of that mold and let God shape us into what He wants and planned for us as Christians to be, not for what the rest of the world wants us to be. It's the least we can do for all that He has done for us. <><
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wonderingfellow - (eBible Enthusiast) over 2 years ago.
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The beliefs that we have determine the decisions that we make which help control the outcomes that we have. The way to change the outcomes is to change our beliefs which change the trajectory of our actions.
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mcfrazer - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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Christians must resist the pressure to conform to their environment.
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guillermoandrae - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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We are a peculiar people.
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Cory - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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The phrase "renewing of your mind" is the key to this passage. Before we are saved our way of thinking is bent on sin, but as Christians our mindset should be on new playing field with Christ as our focus.
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WMoore - (eBible Novice) 5 months ago.
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study for May lessons
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Bev - (eBible Mentor) about 1 year ago.
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We are not suppose to be like the world. We are set apart from the world. Our job is to witness to as many people as we can.
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Kay - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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test and approve what God's will is
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walkthewalk92 - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
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CASPER - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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What God wants
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Easterangel - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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My brother talked about the renewing of the mind a few months ago and it stucked with me.
One way to look at this is to make God's agenda our agenda.
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JRW - (eBible Enthusiast) about 1 year ago.
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We all feel that we have to "fit" in, but we should fit into God's path, not the world's.
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HunyzAngel - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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Renew your thoghts bt replacing them with Gods Words
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Pastor_Mac - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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Be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed (ie. worm to butterfly)
by the renewing your mind. Change your thinking to what the Bible says verses what the world says. It reminds me of Philp. 2:5
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Pearl_65 - (eBible Scholar) about 1 year ago.
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Just because we live in this world, doesn't mean we have to conform to the worlds power. Our power comes from God and the Savior Jesus Christ who died for our transgressions and our sins.
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Ben1326 - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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We can be transformed, fully different. This process starts with our understanding and grows throughout our existence.
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SHARLEEN - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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GODS PERFECT WILL
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tricia - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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renewing my mind
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zephyr29 - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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do not conform
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punk4jesus - (eBible Novice) 9 months ago.
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this verse really speaks out to me!!! i learned it at summer camp in 6th grade!!!
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willie1969 - (eBible Novice) 9 months ago.
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Change your way of thinking, willie!
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Akua - (eBible Novice) 7 months ago.
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Conversion and Santification being romve from sin more and more. And thinking more like Jesus being in His image.
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Karebear - (eBible Enthusiast) about 1 year ago.
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I believe it is important that we know what the will of God is. That we align our will with His will.
See Romans 9:17, Colossians 1:9, Ephesians 5:15-17 and 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 and 4:3
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Mindmagnet - (eBible Novice) over 2 years ago.
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Thinking
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