Be not fashioned (μη συνσχηματιζεσθε). Present pa ive imperative with μη, stop being fashioned or do not have the habit of being f…

And be not conformed, etc. The word rendered conformed properly means, to put on the form, fashion, or appearance of ano…

Be not conformed . . . but be ye transformed.—Here the English is somewhat misleading. It would naturally lead us to expe…

And be not conformed to this world:

Do not live as people of the world do. Do not follow the customs, the fashions, the principles …

The dedicated life is also the transformed life. Whereas v.1 called for a decisive commitment, v.2 deals with the maintenance of that commitment. W…

And conform you not to this world, etc. The term world has several meanings, but here it means the prevailing attitudes and moral…

And be not conformed to this world
By this world is meant, either the Mosaic dispensation, and Jewish church state, …

The apostle, having closed the part of his letter in which he argues for and proves various doctrines that are then practically applied, now urges …

1. After showing the need for virtues and the origin of grace, the Apostle here teaches how grace should be used, a subject that pertains to…