The key method Paul underscores as the means to the transformed life is by the "renewal of the mind." This means nothing more and nothing less than education. Serious education. In-depth education. Disciplined education in the things of God. It calls for a mastery of the Word of God. We need to be people whose lives have changed because our minds have changed.
True transformation comes by gaining a new understanding of God, ourselves and the world...
To be conformed to Jesus, we must first begin to think as Jesus did. We need the "mind of Christ."...
That cannot happen without a mastery of His Word. The key to spiritual growth is in-depth Christian education that requires a serious level of sacrifice. (Sproul, R. C.The Holiness of God. Illinois: Tyndale.1998. 164, emphasis mine)
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