Romans 12:2

First Nations Version

Do not permit the ways of this world to mold and shape you. Instead, let Creator change you from the inside out, in the way a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. He will do this by giving you a new way of thinking, seeing, and walking. Then you will know for sure what the Great Spirit wants for you, things that are good, that make the heart glad, and that help you to walk the path of becoming a mature and true human being.

Cross References

1 Peter 1:14

Because you are the children of the Great Spirit, follow all his instructions. Do not walk with a bad heart, as you did in the past when you did not know the things you know now.

2 Corinthians 5:17

I am saying that anyone who has been joined together with the Chosen One is now part of the new creation. For in the Chosen One the old creation has faded away and the new creation has come into being.

Colossians 3:10

Instead, begin to walk in the ways of the new person you have been created to be. This new person is being created to look like the Great Spirit and to think his thoughts.

Ephesians 5:17

Keep foolishness far from you and welcome the ways of wisdom, for then you will clearly see the path Creator has chosen for you.

1 Peter 4:2

They also have chosen to live out their remaining days in these weak human bodies doing what the Great Spirit wants and not following broken human desires.

Romans 12:1

So then, my sacred family members, because Creator has shown us such mercy and kindness, I now call on you to offer your whole beings, heart, mind, and strength, to the Great Spirit as a living sacrifice. Do this in a sacred and spiritual manner that will make his heart glad.

John 15:19

The ones who walk in the ways of this world love the ones who do the same but look down on and hate the ones who do not. I have chosen you to walk away from the ways of this world, on a different path, and that is why the world will hate you.

Romans 13:14

Instead, wrap our Honored Chief Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One around you like a blanket, and do not let your broken human desires control you.

Titus 3:5

He set us free from our bad hearts and broken ways, not because of any good thing we did to deserve this, but because in his love he took pity on us. He set us free by the washing that birthed us into a new life through the power of the Holy Spirit.

James 4:4

You are unfaithful people! You must know that if you become friends with the ways of this world, you make yourself an enemy of the Great Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:4

For the ones who do not believe have been blinded in their minds by the evil spirit-ruler of this present world. This blindness keeps them from seeing the light that shines when the good story is told about the beauty of the Chosen One, who is the only one who fully represents the Great Spirit.

John 17:14

Your message, which I gave them, has taken root in their hearts. Like me, they have chosen not to walk in the ways of this world, and so the world hates them.

2 Peter 1:4

He has given us promises full of honor and beauty so that through them we may share the sacred nature that belongs to him and, through these promises, be set free from the evil desires that corrupt this world.

James 1:27

But the one whose spirituality is pure and spotless before our Father the Great Spirit takes care of widows and orphans, and keeps himself free from the evil ways of this world.

1 John 3:13

So then, my much-loved family members, do not be surprised if the world hates you.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

Our Creator wants you to walk in a sacred way, keeping yourself free from sexual impurity.

1 John 5:19

We know that we are children of the Great Spirit. We know that the evil one rules over the ways of this world.

Ephesians 1:18

I am asking him to shine his light into your hearts so you can clearly see the hope he has chosen us for and the beautiful treasure he has in us, his holy people.

2 Peter 2:20

What would happen to those who, after being set free from the shameful ways of the world through knowing our Honored Chief and Sacred Deliverer, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One, were to be overcome by these ways and to choose to walk once again on that bad path? If that happened, they would be in a worse place than they were at first.

Ephesians 2:2

Our broken ways caused us to miss the mark and wander from the good path, following the worthless ways of this world. We all once walked the dark path of the evil one who rules the spiritual atmosphere of this world, that evil spirit who is at work in human beings who have lost their way.

Galatians 1:4

He is the one who laid down his life for us to set us free from our bad hearts and broken ways. He did this to rescue us from the evil and worthless ways of the world we now live in. This is what our Father the Great Spirit wanted him to do.

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of the Great Spirit. Our Sacred Teachings tell us, “He is many steps ahead of the wise who think they can trick him.”

Romans 7:22

In my inner being I dance for joy in Creator’s law,

Revelation 13:8

All who dwell in the land will honor and serve the wild beast—all whose names have not been written down in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was chosen to be violently killed from the formation of the world.

1 Peter 2:3

For you have already tasted the goodness of our Honored Chief.

Romans 7:12

So then, our tribal law is sacred, and its instructions are holy, upright, and good.

Colossians 4:12

Walks in Beauty (Epaphras), who is a member of the sacred family of your village, sends his greetings also. He is a true servant of the Chosen One, Creator Sets Free (Jesus). He wrestles for you in his prayers, that you will stand strong and walk Creator’s path with firm steps as you grow into mature human beings.

1 Peter 1:18

For you know that the price to set you free was not paid with silver or gold or anything that can fade away. It was the lifeblood of the Chosen One, a spotless lamb with no defect, that set you free from empty ways handed down to you from your ancestors.

John 14:30

There is only a little time left for me to talk with you. The dark ruler of this world is coming. His power over me is nothing,

Romans 7:14

For we know that our tribal law is spiritual, but I am a weak human being. My broken ways rule over me as if I were their slave.

Revelation 12:9

The great fiery-red sea serpent was thrown down from the spirit-world above. He is the ancient trickster snake, who is also called the evil one and Accuser (Satan). He is the one who takes the whole world down a false path. He was thrown down to the ground, along with all his spirit-messengers.

Matthew 13:22

“The seed planted among the weeds and thistles represents the ones who have heard the message, but they are too busy worrying about their earthly existence. The desire for more and more possessions leads them down a false path, and they never grow into mature human beings.

Mark 4:19

but they are too busy worrying about their earthly existence. This makes them stray away from the good road, wanting more and more possessions, thinking this will make them happy. The message is choked, and their faith stops growing.

Colossians 1:9

Ever since we heard about you, we have never stopped praying for you. When we send our voices to the Great Spirit, we ask that he will fill your heart and mind with the knowledge you need to walk in his ways with all spiritual wisdom and understanding.