Conformity

Correspondence in character or behaviour; believers are not to conform to the ways of this world but are to be conformed to the image of Christ.

Believers are not to conform to the ways of this world

Romans 12:2; 1 Peter 1:14 See also Exodus 23:2; Leviticus 20:23; Deuteronomy 18:9 Israel was not to imitate the practices of surrounding nations; 2 Kings 17:15; Ezekiel 11:12; Daniel 1:8 Daniel refused to conform to the ways of Babylon; Daniel 3:12; Ephesians 4:17; Colossians 3:7–8; 1 Thessalonians 5:6; 1 Timothy 1:9–11; 1 Peter 4:3; 3 John 1:11

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.

Christians will be conformed to the image of Christ

Romans 8:29 See also John 13:15, John 13:34; Romans 13:14; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Ephesians 5:1–2; Philippians 2:5

For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

The means of being conformed to Jesus Christ

In being completely united with him

Romans 6:3–10; 2 Corinthians 4:10 See also Romans 8:10–11, Romans 8:17–18; Philippians 3:10–11; 1 Peter 4:13

Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection. We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. For anyone who has died has been freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him. The death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives, He lives to God.

We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

In his death

Philippians 3:10 See also Galatians 6:14; Colossians 1:24, Colossians 3:3; 1 Peter 2:21, 1 Peter 4:1

I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,

In his resurrection

Ephesians 2:4–6 See also 1 Corinthians 15:20–22; Colossians 3:1

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,