Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.
We have all played that childrens game of Simon Says. If you do not follow the leader exactly, you lose.
It is so easy to get caught up in the way other people think. We are trained to do just that when we grow up. Our parents give us examples to follow in the way they live their lives. Our teachers in school show us their right way to do things and expect us to follow exactly if we want a good grade.
Some move on to the military and are expected under the threat of severe penalty to do exactly as they are taught. And that is important for deviation could be life threatening in situations of war.
So our life in Christ is not about following the rules in our Bible word by word. That we can do in our own mind; in our own understanding. You do not have to be born again to decide to do that. When we are in Him and allow Him to move in us, He changes us.
When we let God transform us into a new person, we are not playing Simon Says. We are giving Him permission to change the way we think so we will know the right things to do and so we will be pleasing to Him.
