Through spiritual renewal, believers are transformed by the power of God, enabling them to live a life that honors Him. As Romans 12:2 teaches, this involves a transformation of the mind, resulting in a changed perspective on the world. The prophet Isaiah encourages those who wait on the Lord to experience renewal of strength, as described in Isaiah 40:31. This theme is further developed in the New Testament, where 2 Corinthians 5:17 and 2 Corinthians 4:16 emphasize the new creation that occurs in Christ, leading to a renewed inner self.
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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.