It is one of the most overlooked fundamental Christian Truths that a Saint has 3 minds to deal with. One is the physical mind that all beings are physically born with (in our earthsuit). It thinks about the physical things of this earth...nothing spiritual.
However, all beings are physically born with a spiritual nature and spiritual soul (small "s" in both cases, for the spirituality of the curse of mankind after the Fall of Adam & Eve). The spiritual soul possesses a spiritual mind along with a spiritual set of emotions and a spiritual will. The "sum" of the actions of these there compose the spiritual heart of fallen man.
When a sinner is Born Again, a 3rd mind enters the picture. The new creation gets an additional Soul (capital "S" for the Spirituality of the new creation at the new birth) with the Mind of God, the Emotional Set of God, the Will of God, with the "sum" being the Heart of God.
Where we do not think of
the parts of the earthsuit that are eternal
as truthfully being a spiritual
entity, we miss the impact of the 2 trees
from the Garden of Eden upon our days.
Ex: Again and again, God
refers to the natural or carnal mind
in opposition (enmity) with the Mind of
God. These are both "spiritual" minds.
Q – when a person dies
the physical (earthsuit) death, do they quit thinking? No. The spiritual life is eternal (either in
Heaven or hell). No one gets a “new physical brain” when they physically die…the spiritual mind lives on in the person’s
new suit in their new location, in whatever spiritual status they are then.
When Saints begin to
think and speak Spiritual instead of physical or out of the residue spiritual, we might be able to communicate
the Spiritual things we want sinners
to hear.
p.s. and to muddle the water a little more, we must consider the "2 part" of the natural mind...the knowledge of "good" and "evil."
That gives us a lot to think about, doesn't it?!? (just keep up with what mind you are in!)
