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NASB | Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you]. |
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Bible Note: The writers seem to have known enough about Jesus to know that He was not any ordinary man. . When we are infants, we gaze up into our Father's eyes lovingly, we don't know a whole lot about Him, our relationship with Him is new, as far as our minds are concerned. . Now, as we grow up, we learn more about our Father. Certainly we learn that He is all powerful, but do you honestly think that Jesus, as 100 percent man and 100 percent God, was not physically and emotionally exhausted (the man part) as the crowds sought Him out for healing and all of their needs? The play makes one ponder this point. . Can we really ignore how someone else sees Christ, and the different revelations that they may have? We know that if everyone were just like us, the whole body of Christ would be one big toe, or one big elbow. But as it is, an elbow has a different function and a unique relationship to the Head, and so on and so forth for each part of the body. Were the play writers just infants in the Lord at the time of their authoring the play? Who are we to say, no they weren't? So you are older in Christ, does that mean, that if you wrote a play about Jesus, that your portrayal of Him would be any more accurate? Could there be things about God that you might not know, and therefore misrepresent Him in some ways? Oh yes. So, the play writers had faults. They weren't accurate in everything they concluded. God looks at the heart. Would they follow Jesus today if He showed up at their door? Maybe they would follow Him more closely than you realize. Maybe they already are. Could God take the love and little understanding they had about Him, and reach people? He does it every day. He does it through you. You are faulty, but if you ever present the gospel to someone, and that person accepts Christ, your faulty views of God don't stop the Holy Spirit from touching the other person. You have some views of God that are right on and correct, and some views that are faulty, we all do, we are human. You cannot say that you know everything there is to know. So all I'm asking is for you to view what is in the glass, and not what is left out. You may be surprised that the little that is in the glass, because it is God, and Holy, is enough to quench a thirst for a lifetime. Lime |