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how do other biblical writers, like paul, address believers' relationship with 'the world'?

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Romans 12:2

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Paul wrote this letter to Christians in Rome, a major imperial city. In this section, Paul moves from theological foundations to practical living, urging believers to offer their lives as a spiritual act of worship and to live distinctly within their society.

What does it mean for your daily choices not to be shaped by prevailing cultural norms, but by something deeper?

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  • John 17:14-16

    Jesus prays for his followers to be in the world but not of it.

  • 1 John 2:15-17

    Warns against loving 'the world' and its desires, which are temporary.

  • Colossians 3:1-2

    Encourages believers to set their minds on things above, not on earthly things.

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