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“Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Romans 12:2).
The words “conformed” and “transformed” are quite different, and all because the prefixes at the beginning of the words are different. To be conformed means to become like something, or like someone else. It means to behave according to the same customs or expectations of a certain group of people. If we, as Christians, are conformed to this world, it means that we behave like worldly people.
However, if we are transformed, it means that we change completely, either in appearance or in the way we act. This is what we are to do as Christians. Before we were saved, we were like the people in this world, but now that we know the Lord Jesus, He wants us to be changed, and to act like those who have a new life in Him.
It is possible to be a true Christian, and yet still to be conformed to this world. But the Lord wants us to be different, and to display Christ in our lives. When we do this, we are able to know and to do the will of God.
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