Religion & Spirituality
Main Point: A life devoted to God is a life of transformation. Questions: What challenged you or encouraged you from the message this week? Read Romans 12:1-2. What do you notice about these verses? What words stuck out to you? What questions do you have after reading these verses? How does verse two connect to the study of verse one last week? What does it mean to “conform to the pattern of this world”? Give some specific examples. How is the pattern of this world different from the way of living prescribed for a follower of Christ? Instead of being conformed to the pattern of this world, Paul commands follower of Christ to “be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” What does this mean? The word “transformed” in the Greek means metamorphosis. It is the idea of changing from one from into another. (The same word was used in Matt 17:2 and Mark 9:2 of Jesus’ transfiguration.) What are our minds being transformed FROM, and what are they being transformed TO? What does the Holy Spirit use to renew the mind so that Christians are transformed? Read Romans 12:2b. What is the result of a mind that is transformed by God’s truth? How does a transformed mind allow followers of Christ to know by experience that God’s will is “good, pleasing, and perfect”? How has your growing understanding of God allowed you to trust that God’s will is good? How does this understanding provide hope? What is one thing God is calling you to do in response to what you have learned today? By God’s grace, how can you apply this to your life this week?