Renewal is The Key to Aligning With an Absolute Morality

Romans 12:2 KJV

And be ye not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.

When we speak of a God that exists as a God that is all-powerful, always-alive, and all-knowing, we speak of a God Who is absolute in authority, morality, and love.

In the verse above, we see the goal of transforming our minds is "the good", "the acceptable", and "the perfect". We see that our ideas of what is good and what is bad must be aligned with God's definition of good and bad in order to be acceptable. Perfection, as it relates to God, is an absolute.

The renewing of one's mind is a "conscious shift from one's personal morality" (which each of us has; everyone of us) to another Personal morality. In the context of Christianity, the conscious shift is to adopt the Personal morality of a God we believe to be shown to us by the Bible and our personal experiences with His Spirit. A person cannot find what is that good, acceptable, and perfect will of God on their own personal morality; a renewal of one's mind is necessary. No one's personal morality is good, if we accept Jesus' words that no one is good except for God; and if we accept Paul's words that all have sinned and fall short of God's morality.

And not to skim over an important word: acceptable.

God's absolute power gives Him the authority to define an absolute morality, which means that anyone's personal morality that does not align with His is unacceptable to Him; a conflict exists. Where moralities conflict between two persons, immorality exists. Where our personal moralities conflict with God's absolutes, immorality exists.

On Judgment Day, those who are acceptable are those who transform themselves by the renewing of their minds, adopting the absolute morality as their own and aligning their ideas of good and bad with His. God will accept you into His presence.

If one is not acceptable (not aligned), then God will not accept you because He is consistent, just, and holy. Purity cannot co-exist with impurity.

It is very important toseek to know what God is like so that we can align with Him and become acceptable. Hebrews 11:6 says, "Without faith it is impossible to please God, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."

Copyright, Mark Metcalfe, 1992 August; 2003 April

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