God’s Four Best Provisions for Our Renewal

 

God’s Four Best Provisions for Our Renewal

2 Timothy 3:15–17: “And that from a babe you have known the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.”

Aspect	The Cross  (the Lord’s Death)	The Holy Spirit (Regeneration and Renewal)	The Mingled Spirit (Our Human Spirit Mingled with the Divine Spirit)	The Word of God
Meaning	The cross is God’s greatest provision for our renewal, putting the old creation to death so that the new creation may emerge.	The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of life, who not only regenerates us but also renews us daily from within.	God’s Spirit is mingled with our spirit, becoming our mingled spirit, so that we may be renewed in the spirit of our mind.	God’s word is the bread and light of life, cleansing, nourishing, and renewing our mind.
Effect	Deals with the old man, breaks the natural life, and manifests the resurrection life.	Renews us from the old creation into the new creation, imparting spiritual metabolism.	Subdues and renews the mind, transforming our thoughts to become the thoughts of Christ.	Enlightens and transforms our concepts, freeing us from the old self to live out the new creation.
Explanation	Paul lived continually under the killing of the cross (2 Cor. 4), letting the death of Jesus operate in him to minister life to others.	The Spirit works within believers to reconstitute, remodel, and transform them into the new creation.	When we exercise our spirit, the mingled spirit spreads, saturates, and permeates our mind, becoming the spirit of the mind.	God’s word washes us as water, renewing and transforming us in truth.
Example	Paul said, “Always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.”	We were regenerated when we were saved, and the Holy Spirit continues to renew us daily to make us more like Christ.	When we pray and contact the Lord in spirit daily, our mind becomes renewed, softened, and turned to Him.	The Lord enlightened His disciples with His word (John 13), and through His word, He sanctifies the church as His glorious Bride.
Application	Daily submit to the dealings of the cross in our environment, allowing the Lord’s death to work as renewing power.	Be continually filled with the Spirit and obey His inward leading so that He may renew us within.	Constantly turn to the spirit and call on the Lord’s name, allowing the spirit to possess the mind.	Read and pray-read God’s word daily, letting it operate within us.
Key Point	The cross is the starting point of renewal—it terminates the old nature.	The Holy Spirit is the power and life supply of renewal.	The mingled spirit is the realm and sphere of renewal.	The word of God is the instrument and means of renewal.
Interrelationship	The cross deals with the old man and opens the way for the Spirit and the spirit to renew us.	The Spirit’s renewing applies the effectiveness of the cross and operates in our spirit unto the renewing of our mind.	The mingled spirit is the realm where the cross and the Spirit operate, bringing renewal to our mind.	God’s word makes the renewing of the Spirit concrete, lasting, and deep.
Scripture References	2 Corinthians 4:10–12, 16–18: “Always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. So then death works in us, but life in you.… Though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is being renewed day by day.”	Titus 3:5: “He saved us, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.”	Ephesians 4:23: “And that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind.” Philippians 2:5: “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” 1 Corinthians 2:16: “But we have the mind of Christ.” Romans 12:2: “Do not be fashioned according to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and well pleasing and perfect.”	Ephesians 5:26: “That He might sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing of the water in the word.” Psalm 119:105, 130: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.… The opening of Your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.”

 

🌼 Core Insights Summary:

1.      The Cross removes the old man and opens the way for renewal.

2.      The Holy Spirit operates as the renewing life power.

3.      The Mingled Spirit is the realm where renewal occurs.

4.      The Word of God makes the renewal concrete and enduring.
These four provisions form a divine cycle of renewal:
The Cross opens the way → The Spirit operates → Renewal in the Spirit → The Word purifies and enlightens.

 

✨ Conclusion:

We are renewed day by day through the killing of the cross, the renewing of the Spirit, the operation of the mingled spirit, and the enlightening and cleansing of God’s word.
This renewal transforms our mind, enabling us to live not according to vanity but according to the spirit of the mind.
Ultimately, this produces the new man in Christ, consummating in the New Jerusalem (Col. 3:10–11; 2 Cor. 5:17; Eph. 2:15).

 

*Please refer to the May 2025 International Elders and Responsible Brothers Training  General Topic: Matthew 5-7 Vital Aspects Chapter 1 The Blessing of the Poor in Spirit and the Pure in Heart, Who Are Under the Heavenly Rule of Christ the New King, and Who See God and Express Himself in His Life, and Have His Authority to Represent Him