St.Paul in the letters to Corinthians is introducing the community to what it means to be living life in the Spirit.
The defining characteristic of Life in the Spirit isn't speaking in tongues, it isn't raising the dead, it isn't seeing into the future, it isn't performing miracles, it isn't having super powers, it isn't walking on water, or multiplying the loaves and fish.
Life in the Spirit isn't about being slain in the Spirit, it isn't about being overly enthusiastic or emotionally charged.
Life in the Spirit is much more dynamic than any of the above. Life in the Spirit is about having the mind of Christ.
As St. Paul says, "we have the mind of Christ."
To have the mind of Christ is to be living a life in the Spirit.
Jesus reminds us as he reminds the disciples in the gospel of John that the Spirit will come and remind of all the things I have spoken and done. The Spirit gives us access to Christ.
To have the mind of Christ simply put means "to see as God sees and to do as Christ did."
To have the mind of Christ means to be able judge properly good from evil and to choose the highest good at each moment of decision.
Come Lord Jesus fill us with your Spirit, that we might see as God sees and do as you did.
The next time you look upon the crucified savior on the cross, there you recognize the mind of Christ. Ask yourself the question, "Lord, why did you do that?", and "how can I do the same?"
Let us live the Life of the Spirit truly and have the mind of Christ.
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