Romans 12:2
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.”
«Non conformatevi a questo mondo, ma siate trasformati mediante il rinnovamento della vostra mente» chiama i credenti a lasciare che Dio cambi il loro modo di pensare, invece di essere modellati dalla cultura. Il cambiamento comincia dall'interno, con una mente rinnovata.
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Paul contrasts two forces: being “conformed” (pressed into the world’s mold from the outside) and being “transformed” (changed from the inside out). The Christian life is not mainly about external conformity but a renewed way of thinking.
The renewal is God’s work as we soak in his truth, and its aim is discernment — “so that you may discern … the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.” Right living flows from a right mind.
How is the mind renewed?
Through God’s Spirit working as we take in Scripture and let it reshape our values and thinking — a gradual, ongoing change, not a one-time event.