Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new
creature: old things are passed away; behold, all
things are become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17

1. Man is a spirit, has a soul and lives in a body.
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and
I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be
preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

2. The spirit of an unsaved man is dead and desperately
wicked.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately
wicked: who can know it?
Jeremiah 17:9

3. The spirit of a saved man is righteous and truly holy.
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created
in righteousness and true holiness.
2 Corinthians 5:17

4. After you are born again, your spirit is a new born
baby and it must grow.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word,
that ye may grow thereby:
1 Peter 2:2

5. After you are saved, your mind is still the same; it
must be renewed.
And be not conformed 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.
Romans 12:2

6. After you are saved, your body is still the same; you
must keep it under control.
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection:
lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I
myself should be a castaway.
1 Corinthians 9:27

The Man Whose Flesh Was Not Born Again
One day, I visited a friend of mine; a hardened sinner who
was not interested in being born again. The Holy Spirit led me
to witness to him about Christ; and for the first time, he listened.
When I finished, he asked me, “What must I do?” I led him in
the sinner’s prayer, and he said afterwards, “Dag, thank you very
much. I feel I am a changed person.” Then I decided to lead him
to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I laid hands on him and
to my surprise he received the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues
fluently. Suddenly something else happened. When I touched
him, he was “slain in the Spirit” and fell on his bed. He spoke in
tongues for some time. An hour later, I decided to leave.
Approximately five hours later, I returned to his apartment
to see him. When I got there, I paused at the door before going
in. What did I hear? My new convert was fornicating in the
bedroom with his girlfriend! Oh dear! So soon after a wonderful
salvation experience and the Holy Ghost baptism! I was aghast!
I asked myself, “Was this man really born again? Does being
born again have any effect on a person?” The answer is: “Yes, it
does!” The reality was that my friend’s body was still the same
and capable of committing all the sins of the flesh. As a baby
Christian, he had yielded his flesh to all the old sins. His flesh
had once again engaged itself in sin, because it had not been
affected by the “born-again experience”.
Though you are born again, your flesh is still the same. Never
forget this! Keep it under control, or else it will lead you into sin.

7. After you are born again, your mind is still open to
all kinds of thoughts; you must learn to think on the
right things.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever
things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever
things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if
there be any praise, think on these things.
Philippians 4:8