At insideout church we believe faith starts on the inside, and what you believe is simply displayed on the outside.
Romans 12:1-2, explains this truth for us in the following way:
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
This passage clearly communicates the purpose of a life that abides in Christ. At insideout church we desire to be a people who daily die to self and live as a sacrifice for Jesus. The problem with a living sacrifice, is that it tends to crawl off the alter. Many of us who desire to live for Jesus often find ourselves crawling off the altar on a regular basis.
Praise God, that He does not ask us to do something without also instructing us on the how to accomplish it. These verses give us insight into how we can successfully live our lives as a sacrifice. We must start out by understanding that God’s mercy is what allows us to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus, and through Him a relationship with the Father. Secondly, we are instructed to stop conforming to the pattern of this world and to allow our minds to be transformed by the renewing/cleansing that Jesus brings to His people. Many of us tend to let the “worries of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things” sneak in and choke us out (Mark 4:19). When we allow our minds to dwell on earthly things that pass away, we quickly crawl off the altar and begin to live for those things.
Renewing our minds allows us to be transformed from the insideout, and therefore; offer our bodies as a living sacrifice.
Join us at insideout church as we strive to renew our minds, and offer our bodies to Jesus as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.