“TRANSFORMED”by the Renewing of Our Minds

Romans 12:2

Romans 12:2

Do 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.

I. Impossibility of understanding spiritual matters with the mind set on the flesh

Romans 8:7

The sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.

A. Hostility toward God - inability to do God’s work (verse 7)

B. “Acceptable” means “pleasing” versus “the natural man” in

I Corinthians 2:14 - The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

II. Addressing Believers in Romans 2

A. Repenting & accepting the Lord’s forgivenessB. Opening of our minds and heartsC. Not being a “natural” or unsaved man

III. Struggles of some Christians

A. With prayer life - the guessing game about God’s will for their lives

B. With sin and certain habitsC. One foot in the world -

One foot in the church

IV. Not “Conformed” but “Transformed”

A. Daily renewing of our mindsB. Having the mind of ChristC. Gird your minds for action I Peter 1:13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action:

be self-controlled; set your hope fullyon the grace to be given youwhen Jesus Christ is revealed.