This verse and the one that precedes it speak a good deal about what God wants from those whom He is pleased to call His own. In truth, much of the sanctification process, if we coud crudely refer to it as such, deals with the idea of transformation. And this transformation is from one thing to another, in this case, from one way of thinking about the world to another more true understanding of the world as it is: God's.
The heart of this transfromation, to be sure, is putting to death that which is not Christ within ourselves so that the life we live now we would live to Christ; or, more accurately, that Christ would "make His home in us." In other words, the life that now compels and energizes us will be Christ's; the very manner and attitude that dominates our lives will be Christ's manifested to us and in us.
Needless to say, this transformation needs to be a comprehesive one. And, as this verse indicates, the transformation must includen our minds and, at the very least, our perspectives. Thus, as our minds face the renewal made by the Holy Spirit applying the Scrptures and our discernment is transfromed by His overwhelming presence within us, we will begin to see the world and all that are in it in the proper perspective, God's perspective.
Let us, then, strive for renewing minds and transformed lives so as to draw closer to the Holy Lord as He takes up residence in our hearts, our minds, our spirits, and, ultimately, our entire lives.
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