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REFORMATION OF THE MIND BY THE SPIRIT AND THE WORD

souls. It is ongoing. It is in a progressive state of
renewal in this life.
As for our bodies, although blessed by many
benefits in the New Covenant, our bodies still look
ahead unto the bodily resurrection. There is yet
ahead of us a definite future sense to this. We await
the final transformation of our bodies.
The spirit was immediately changed when Christ
came in. The soul is being saved. The body is blessed
but awaits its final transformation.
“ 23 May the very God of peace sanctify you
completely. And I pray to God that your whole spirit,
soul, and body be preserved blameless unto the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is He who
calls you, who also will do it.”
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
How does my acknowledging that I am saved, I am
being saved, and I will be saved help me understand
and accept God’s work in my life?

DAY NINE:

THE SAVING OF THE SOUL

The process of the renewal of our minds is
ongoing. It requires learning God’s ways and
thoughts. It involves hearing, receiving, and applying
the Truth. It means a reformation away from the
world's thought patterns and embracing and
applying God’s thoughts and ways. The Holy Spirit
gradually reforms our minds as we continuously
affirm the Truth we receive from the Word and walk
in it. God renews our thinking moving us away from
worldly patterns to His ways, the demands of the
flesh, and the devil's lies.
Most change does not happen automatically. We
play a substantial part in our transformation. We
must commit to applying the Truth and changing the

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