That FORM of Doctrine (Part 3 - Transform)
Start this lesson series at with the Introduction here.
Transform (Grk: metamorphis)
The Lord has given us a form of doctrine through the pen of
Paul. His 13-epistles are a curriculum, a structure of ordered content that is
designed to inform us of God and His will and ways for this dispensation. We
can neglect this doctrine concerning God’s will and ways and walk around in the
vanity of our own mind, darkened in our understanding, and completely ignorant
of the life of God and His plans for us, or we can choose to study this
doctrine and allow it to become informed within us, which will lead us to the
next step in this study; becoming transformed by the renewing of our mind.
By default, we are in the image of the world. Our mind is in
vanity, focused only on this life which is temporary and fleeting. As we
become informed of our doctrine, we open ourselves up to be transformed (transported,
translated) into a new way of thinking and living, and in essence, to reveal
to us a new image of life in Christ.
It is the information of spiritual knowledge within our mind that helps us to connect with, and discern, the spiritual things of God. Without this information, all we have is carnal, emotional religion, that comes from the imaginations of men who have darkened understandings to the truth of God, Eph.4:17-8.
