"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will." (Romans 12:1-2)
What must be offered is not only the body, but also the mind, the soul, and everything that is within me. It is, however, understandable why Paul specifically mentions the body. It is the medium for the acts of obedience, which necessarily ensues after one commits entirely to following Christ.
The transformation by the renewing of the mind is mysterious yet amazing. Its effects are carried out in every aspect of the life that consents. A life that is transformed is one that is reborn--a miracle that takes more than a lifetime here in this world to appreciate.
And we're given Eternity to immerse in that joy!
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