12/10/2022
The Renewed Mind
After a man has been Born Again, his first need is the renewing of his mind. It is the renewing of his mind that enables him to walk no longer conformed to the old life. Romans 12:2, "And be not fashioned according 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." The renewing of the mind is necessary to the walk in the New
Creation. Ephesians 4:23-24, "And that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind and put on the new man that after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth."
Before a man can live in the fullness of his privileges, his mind must be renewed.
The renewed mind is the mind that has learned to live by God's Word. The mind of the old creation lives by sense evidence; the mind of the new, by the Word. Let me illustrate it. A Christian who is walking in fellowship has a financial need that he must meet. He does not have the money. He can see no means through which it can come to him. If he were not a child of God he would have no hope. He would be dependent upon his own ability. But the Word declares, "My God shall supply every need of yours." The integrity of God is behind that Word.
Even though Heaven and earth should pass away, that word cannot fail. If this Christian's mind has been renewed, he will have as much joy in what the Word says as he would in the actual possession of the money, for he would know that God will make it good. God's Word means as much to him as sense evidence. In the case of sickness, a child of God is overcome by disease; but the Word declares that by His stripes we are healed. That scripture should bring as much joy to him as the actual symptoms of healing, for God's ability is behind it to make it good. In conclusion, the renewed mind is the mind that lives utterly by the Word. In this course you have learned of what you are in Christ; now live by it and God's ability will be yours.