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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]. |
Subject: What is the mind a product of? |
Bible Note: Interesting thoughts, Brother CDBJ! Your comments made me mindful of the words of Thomas Watson. He wrote, "Some have asked whether we shall know one another in heaven? Surely, our knowledge will not be diminished, but increased. The judgment of Luther and Anselm, and many other divines is, that we shall know one another; yea, the saints of all ages, whose faces we never saw; and, when we shall see the saints in glory without their infirmities of pride and passion, it will be a glorious sight." What they are suggesting is similar to what you're saying. (If I rightly remember the works Watson is citing.) They speak of an enhanced understanding. The idea is that after the full, deleterious effects of the Fall are removed, and the full benefits of our glorification are fully realized, the believer's cognitive abilities will be unimaginably superior to what we experience now. Although we can't speak particularly about these things now -- lacking even the language to discuss it, let alone the ability to imagine it (Isaiah 64:4; 1 Corinthians 2:9) -- glory is going to be incredible. Best of all, though, the object of our devotion, our Lord, will be there! In Him, Doc |