A True Disciple

conformed to the world nor walk in the wisdom of the world which is earthly and demonic (Ja 3:15). We can do this since we have been set free from the power of sin (Rom 6:18) and we are no longer under condemnation from sin (Rom 8:1, 2). In Ephesians 4:17 - 19, Paul states, “ you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. ” In other words, their thinking is devoid of truth which leads to a mind set on the flesh. Paul continues by saying, “ But that is not the way you learned Christ ” (Eph 4:20). Our freedom then is contingent on being transformed by the renewing of our minds. The Spirit of Christ in us, using the Word, enables us to “ understand the things freely given us by God ” (1Cor 2:12). As we continue in the Word— study it, internalize it, and obey it, we are able to “ know the truth and the truth [makes us] free ” (Jn 8:31, 32). This is how we come to walk in freedom. Disciples Are Transformed By Truth

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