June 2026

#71 Spiritual or spiritual 6/7/2026

Please consider:

In the Bible, God is capitalized and Spirit is capitalized. When we are saved and as we are Sanctified by the Spirit of God, we become progressively new creations in Christ. We evidence ever greater freedom in the Spirit and of the Spirit. We evidence ever greater fruit of the Spirit and Gifts of the Spirit. In essence, we evidence an ever-greater character and disposition of God in whose image and likeness we were created.

So, it is as Jesus Christ proclaimed, Matt 7:16 By their fruit you will recognize them. To the degree that we are mature Christians, we are fruitful. Our character and dispositions are Godly. We are loving, forgiving, not judging, not cursing. Any spirits (character or disposition) that does not conform to these standards are unclean spirits or perhaps even evil spirits. So, there is a simple distinction between that which is Spiritual and that which is spiritual.

Even seemingly benign dispositions, such as team spirit, can become hurtful, hateful, and hostile.

If we don't recognize and acknowledge the difference, we suffer the consequences. If we recognize the difference and don't deal with it in God's ways, we remain in captivity.

Eph 6:12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

It seems to me that many in our Cristian culture have not acknowledged these flaws of character and disposition and when they have, they have been remiss in seeking Godly resolve.

Gal 3:3Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?

It seems to me to be important, as a Christian culture, to cultivate an ever-greater discernment of these spirits and the Godly means of dealing with them.