The Thinklings Podcast — Episode 309 — Changed Into His Likeness

Welcome to Episode 309 of The Thinklings Podcast!

This week we announce our August Substack giveaway and an upcoming Thinklings appearance at the IRBC Young Adult Retreat. In Books & Business, we review Changed Into His Likeness by J. Gary Millar, discussing its biblical theology of sanctification, some helpful observations, and several significant theological concerns. We conclude with Romans 12 and what it means to offer our entire lives to God as living sacrifices.

⏱️ Chapters

* 0:00 — Welcome & Introduction

* 4:25 — August Substack Giveaway

* 5:17 — IRBC Young Adult Retreat Announcement

* 7:17 — Frivolities & Josh Update

* 8:11 — Books & Business: Changed Into His Likeness

* 20:13 — Final Meditation: Romans 12

📚 Books & Business

📖 Changed Into His Likeness: A Biblical Theology of Personal Transformation — J. Gary Millar

We work through Millar’s biblical theology of personal transformation and sanctification. While the book offers some helpful thoughts about the gospel, perseverance, and God’s work in changing believers, we raise concerns about its starting point, treatment of the Old Testament, and understanding of regeneration and the Holy Spirit. Ultimately, it receives a 1 on the Thinklings Goodness Scale.

🌿 Final Meditation

Romans 12:1–2

We consider Paul’s command to present our bodies as a “living sacrifice” to God. Unlike an Old Testament sacrifice, the Christian continues living—and therefore must continually choose to offer every part of life to God. The question for us is simple: Are we offering our whole lives to God?

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