Your spirit has to flow through your soul to get to your body.
When you were born again, you were transformed in the spirit. Neither your mind nor your body was transformed in this event. Your body did not become glorified and your mind still had challenging thoughts relating to the old man.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Corinthians chapter 5:
14 For it is Christ’s Love that fuels our passion and motivates us, because we are absolutely convinced that He has given His life for all of us. This means all died with Him,
15 so that those who live should no longer live self-absorbed lives but lives that are poured out for Him—the One who died for us and now lives again.
The mind is where the self-absorbed life originates. Our decisions and direction were based on our past interactions, training, and exposure to the world. Words spoken over us at a young age were deeply rooted and can have a notable impact throughout our lives, especially if they were harsh or negative. The Word will cleanse us of any situation we experienced that negatively impacted us.
16 So then, from now on, we have a new perspective that refuses to evaluate people merely by their outward appearances. For that’s how we once viewed the Anointed One, but no longer do we see Him with limited human insight.
Our limitations have been removed by the Atonement of Christ. However, our spirit must overtake our mind in order to fully operate without limitation. This is why renewing our mind is vital to being fully led by THE SPIRIT as Sons and Daughters of GOD.
17 Now, if anyone is enfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new creation. All that is related to the old order has vanished. Behold, everything is fresh and new.
This verse applies specifically to our spirit, not our soul or body. This is where many new believers have become frustrated. Their thoughts and cravings were not eliminated when their spirits became new and operational.
Jesus spoke in John chapter 4:
23 From here on, worshiping the Father will not be a matter of the right place but with the right heart. For God is a Spirit, and HE longs to have sincere worshipers who worship and adore HIM in the realm of the Spirit and in Truth.”
It is of the upmost importance that we comprehend what Jesus spoke in the above passage. It is not where you physically go to worship HIM. It is not what you do as a requirement of some religion but it gets back to communing in The Spirit. We don’t need some manmade artifact to worship nor do we need some custom originating from religious leaders. It is all about our relationship with HIM in our spirit. The outworking of our spirit through our soul and body is where the blessings are manifested.
James wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 2:
24 So now it’s clear that a person is seen as righteous in God’s Eyes not merely by faith alone, but by his works.
25 And the same is true of the prostitute named Rahab who was found righteous in God’s Eyes by her works, for she received the spies into her home and helped them escape from the city by another route.
26 For just as a human body without the spirit is a dead corpse, so faith without the expression of good works is dead!
If you have no good works, your mind-set has not been renewed. When you have good works, it is a confirmation that the mind is being renewed and has begun producing fruit in the physical. This results in the Kingdom of GOD being expanded on earth.