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"Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect." (Romans 12:2) [5] "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate." (2 Corinthians 6:17) [6] "If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him."
This transformation is described as a "renewing of your mind" (12:2), [79] a transformation that Douglas J. Moo characterizes as "the heart of the matter." [80] It is a transformation so radical that it amounts to "a transfiguration of your brain," a "metanoia", a "mental revolution." [81] Paul goes on to describe how believers should live.
Metanoia is used to refer to the change of mind which is brought about in repentance. Repentance is necessary and valuable because it brings about change of mind or metanoia. This change of mind will make the changed person hate sin and love God. The two terms (repentance and metanoia) are often used interchangeably.
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Paul did not intend to convey the idea that this is a completely different individual. There is continuity between the old person and the new person to such an extent that it remains the same person, but renovated. The person is the same, but the quality of that person has been transformed.
When faced with physical or emotional pain, Bible verses about healing provide strength, comfort, and encouragement. Read and share these 50 healing scriptures.
He writes that a well trained mind, "which may be likened to an inwardly focused telescope," should be able to access "a subtle, individual mind stream that carries on from one lifetime to another." [ 89 ] Wallace proposes that a research project using well trained meditators could access information from past lives in an accurate manner and ...
Paloutzian suggests that "spiritual transformation constitutes a change in the meaning system that a person holds as a basis for self-definition, the interpretation of life, and overarching purposes and ultimate concerns" (p. 334). [5] One school of thought emphasises the importance of "rigorous self-discipline" in spiritual transformation. [6]