Conned

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” Romans 12:2

do not be CON formed;

friendship with the world is enmity with God, a friend to the world makes himself an enemy of God (James 4:4)

the god of this world blinds minds; the spirit of this world is error

twists words to mean the opposite of what God intended

“transformed” is not transgender or mutilating a body to match the inner con; “two spirited” is of the world, not the One Holy Spirit of God our Father, our original one spirit

ALL the world was deceived, is deceived, and will continue to be deceived by the counterfeit, the disguised, the masked, the imposter, the trickster, the snake

so in the fullness of time, God sent Himself in a body, changing time, before Christ and after Christ; before the Cross of Christ and after the Cross of Christ

before Jesus, ALL were condemned through sin, death, and the works of the devil

after the Cross, ALL were invited to come through the New Living Way

through Jesus’ broken body into the whole, complete, holy, perfect one Body and one Spirit of God, found in Christ, and receive Christ in you

by denying your old worldly self

the conned self conforming to this world system of beliefs

the identity the devil gave you, a lie, a deception, a manipulation, tricked, fooled, given a steady diet of lies and falsehood to eat, and polluted waters, spirits, to drink

so we are called to pick up our OWN cross, take personal inventory, seeing all of our sins, trespasses, transgressions, mistakes, failings, missing the mark, and falling short of the glory, and their natural consequences

and follow Jesus to His Cross, crucified WITH Christ

so it is no longer “I” of this world who lives, but Christ who lives in me, and the life I now live in the flesh I live by FAITH in the Son of God who loves me and gave HIMSELF for me (Galatians 2:20).