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What State Is Your Mind In ? BY PAUL ANHERT
Romans 12:2 – “ Do not be conformed to this world , but be transformed by the renewal of your mind , that by testing you may discern what is the will of God , what is good , acceptable and perfect .”
At salvation , a sinner becomes regenerated and positionally righteous in the eyes of God . Likewise , the new believer is positionally secure in salvation . Positionally means salvation is secured and God sees each believer clean and free from sin , having the perfection of Christ imputed . Ephesians 1:13 “ In Him you also , when you heard the word of truth , the gospel of your salvation , and believed in Him , were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit .” Though the perfection of Christ is imputed , true perfection that can be grasped and apprehended does not take place until death and resurrection . 1 John 3:2 “ Beloved , we are God ’ s children now , and what we will be has not yet appeared ; but we know that when He appears we shall be like Him , because we shall see Him as He is .” John reveals the final state of the follower of Christ will not be attained until the second coming . Though each one who becomes born-again is adopted by God and secured by the Spirit , total renewal cannot come in these fleshly bodies .
1 Corinthians 15:42 “ So is it with the resurrection of the dead . What is sown is perishable ; what is raised is imperishable .”
The new believer is called to a life that matches his or her spiritual position in Christ ; this pursuit of holiness is the process of sanctification . In this process , the Holy Spirit is the main agent of change , however , each person is required to participate and partner with God in the pursuit of perfection . For this reason ,