Conformed-Transformed

There are many common expressions which illustrate the idea of the word conform and the idea of conformity. An example is the expression “When in Rome, do as the Romans.” The words conformed and transformed, set in juxtaposition are derived from the Scriptures, Rom. 12:2. The negative position is here given as an admonition against conformity to the world. This world, which we by nature love, is the world contrary to God and His precepts. To conform to the world is so natural to us. It is so...