Culture Wars
Culture Wars
Romans 12:1-2
What voices most consistently shape your
worldview right now — Scripture, community, media — and how can you
intentionally reorder those influences this week?
How does the way you speak about moral issues — especially online — reflect whether your mind is being renewed by the gospel or shaped by the anger and anxiety of the world?
Romans 12:1-2
A Living Sacrifice
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the
mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and
acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what
is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
The
Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001
by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Romans
12:1-2
- Why is living sacrificially for God described as “true and proper worship”?
- What does it mean to not be conformed to this world? What are some examples of ways the world pressures us to conform?
- What do you think “the renewing of your mind” looks like in daily life? How does this help in resisting worldliness?
- What does it mean to live in alignment with God’s good, pleasing, and perfect will?
- How can we tell if we’re being transformed by the renewing of our minds? What does that transformation look like?
- What part of this passage challenges you the most personally? Why?
Closing Thoughts
As believers, we are called to live out our
faith within the community of other believers and actively show the world what
it looks like to follow Christ. The transformation that happens in our lives by
renewing our minds will affect not just our relationship with God, but our
relationships with others.
Identify one area where you can live out your
faith more boldly this week. Maybe it’s choosing not to conform to a specific
worldly pressure, or offering your time or energy to someone in need.
Pray daily for God’s help in renewing your
mind, and for the strength to resist the pull of conformity to the world.
Identify one person in your life who is far
from God, who has embraced the pattern of this world. Pray for them, invite
them to our church, and seek to share the gospel with them.
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