(Rom 12:2) “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Giving one’s self in sacrifice to the Lord means becoming conformed to His image rather than that of the world: (Rom_8:29) “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son,…”