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“And do not follow the customs of the present age, but be transformed by the entire renewal of your minds, so that you may learn by experience what God’s will is–that will which is good and beautiful and perfect.” Romans 12:2 WNT

 

In a word, the result of sin was “death.” It was both spiritual and physical death!. The Scripture clearly states, “…In Adam, all die.” (1 Cor. 15:22 NKJV).

The Scripture also states that “through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned.” (Romans. 5:12 NKJV).

While the spiritual death (alienation from the Spirit and Life of God) was instant, the physical death was gradual, but the process was set in motion instantly. Consequently, we all came into this world spiritually dead, being alienated from the life of God.

One of the devastating effects of man’s alienation from the life of God is a futile, darkened, corrupt, or carnal mind.

The mind is the most dominant part of the soul. It is the seat of intellect, knowledge, reasoning, perception, judgment, emotions, or feelings.

After the fall, all men began to walk and operate “in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.” (Eph. 4:17-18 NKJV).

The believer receives a new spirit at the new birth but not a new soul and body. While the believer’s born-again spirit now possesses the mind of Christ, his soul still retains the same futile, darkened, corrupt, and carnal mind (the mind of the flesh). This is why believers can be double-minded (Jam. 1:8).

Every born-again believer still possesses or retains the mind of the flesh, which is naturally and consistently hostile, hardened, and rebellious to God’s Word.

Paul testifies that “the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.” (Rom. 8:7 WEB).

Therefore, though you are born again, if your mind is not renewed, your lifestyle, character, conduct, or attitude will remain what it was before you became born again.

The carnal mind is set or fixed on the flesh and things of this world. It is a self-centered, self-reliant, or self-dependent mind!

All the values, mindsets, desires, principles, conduct, patterns, and passions of the old sinful and selfish man are embedded in the carnal mind.

Therefore, nobody will notice any significant transformation in your life until you consciously put off all these and begin to imbibe that of Christ.

This is why the Scripture commands, “And do not follow the customs of the present age, but be transformed by the entire renewal of your minds, so that you may learn by experience what God’s will is–that will which is good and beautiful and perfect.” (Rom. 12:2 WNT).

The renewing of your mind is the continuous process of getting rid, clearing away, or putting off the remains, imprints, mindsets, desires, values, principles, patterns, or passions of the old sinful and corrupt man (your old self) which are still stored in your mind after you are born again.

It is the process of re-setting, re-programming, or re-installing your mind with the truths of God’s Word. It is putting off the old man’s mindset (self-centered attitudes) and putting on the new man’s mindset (Christ-centered attitudes). It is simply thinking like Jesus Christ!

Renewing, restoring, sanctifying, or resetting your physical mind according to the truths of God’s Word is a continuous, progressive, and dynamic process. You must continue to renew your mind until you leave this world.

Beloved, renewing your mind is your responsibility, and you cannot shirk or shrink from it if you want to be progressively transformed into the likeness of Christ in your thoughts, speech, emotions, actions, conduct, or character.

As your physical mind is renewed, you will manifest Christ’s life. If the way you think, perceive, judge, view, see, or understand things doesn’t change your confessions, emotions, actions, conduct, or character will not change.

Therefore, this half of the Year, be diligent about renewing your mind!

 

Prayer:

This New Year, help me, Lord, to be diligent about renewing my mind according to the truths of God’s Word, in Jesus’ name. Amen.



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