The transformed mind, as described in Romans 12, is a holy body that understands who God is and worships and serves Him. In contrast, the undiscerning mind makes nature God and serves creation, building a worldview of onism. Peter Jones explains how the transformed mind sees antithesis, the battle between truth and falsehood, while the undiscerning mind wants a cheap synthesis of meaningless wholeness. [... more]

Biblical faith is radically opposed to the religions of this world, with only two options: obeying the voice of the transcendent creator or worshiping created things. The conflict between these two systems is timeless, and the same kind of conflict that believers have known throughout human history is the same as the one we're called to make now. The Bible affirms the massive distinction of humanity from the rest of creation, and the image of God includes dominion and communion with difference. [... more]