Today's Journal
A SPIRITUAL PERSON
It is common now to hear the term, “I am spiritual, not religious.” It hasn’t been that long ago I used the term as well. I have determined it is arrogant and lacks humility. It has a good bit of marshmallow logic to it.A person is a “spiritual person” to the degree that his or her life is effectively integrated into and dominated by the rule and reign God’s Kingdom. This is an intimate and personal understanding from a son or daughter with a loving Father.
Dallas Willard reminds us, “Accordingly, the only description of eternal life found in the words we have from Jesus is “This is eternal life, that they [his disciples] may know you, the only real God, and Jesus the anointed, whom you have sent” (John 17:3). This may sound to us like “mere head knowledge.” But the biblical “know” always refers to an intimate, personal, interactive relationship.”
Our desire is “know you, the only real God, and Jesus the anointed, whom you have sent.” That is a spiritual person.
“The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. So, it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” Jesus