Change Your Mind

Romans 12:1-2

1. Don’t Be Conformed

What does the Bible mean by the world?

I John 2:15-17

James 4:4-5

Compromise

2. But Be Transformed

II Corinthians 3:18

Romans 12:1

Why do we need to be renewed?

· The world pollutes us

· We conform to the world

· We get stuck on things

Romans 1:28; Ephesians 4:22-24

“Sin always requires a cost. Right living always carries a blessing.” Mike Winger

3. That You May Prove – prove is a difficult word to translate accurately. In Greek it’s dokeemazeen δοκιμάζειν- to prove by testing, examine, to interpret, to discern, demonstrate, to judge as good

Prove:

· Truly recognizing something for what it is

II Peter 3:18

· Demonstrating the truthfulness of that thing

· Endorsing

“This has been proven in my life.”

You could give a testimonial about this in your life

God’s Will

· Good

· Acceptable  - John 4:34

· Perfect