Spiritual mindedness is life and peace. To be carnally-minded is death.
We are to walk in His Glory and in HIS Love which will result in us walking in unity with each other.
Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Peter chapter 1:
1 This letter is from Simeon Peter, a loving servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to those who have been given a faith as equally precious as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
2 May grace and perfect peace cascade over you as you live in the rich knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
After forty days of teaching by Jesus after His resurrection, Peter now has a full understanding of what has been deposited not only in him but in us as well. He understands that we all have the same measure of faith which is one of the gifts of GOD within us:
3 Everything we could ever need for life and complete devotion to God has already been deposited in us by His Divine power. For all this was lavished upon us through the rich experience of knowing Him Who has called us by name and invited us to come to Him through a glorious manifestation of His goodness.
“Has already been deposited” is vital to our understanding and walk from this point forward. If we don’t walk in this revelation, then how can we walk in the power and authority Jesus commanded?
4 As a result of this, He has given you magnificent promises that are beyond all price, so that through the power of these tremendous promises you can experience partnership with the Divine nature, by which you have escaped the corrupt desires that are of the world.
Can you comprehend the value of being partners with Jesus in bring forth The Kingdom? We are no longer enslaved by corruption found and promoted by the world. Now their attempts to corrupt our minds are of no consequence because we see through their nefarious intent.
5 So devote yourselves to lavishly supplementing your faith with goodness, and to goodness add understanding,
6 and to understanding add the strength of self-control, and to self-control add patient endurance, and to patient endurance add godliness,
7 and to godliness add mercy toward your brothers and sisters, and to mercy toward others add unending Love.
The word supplement means to take action to add. You and I are to supplement our walk with what is already deposited in us. We must activate the deposits listed above. To devote means to give all or a large part of one’s time or resources to a person, activity, or cause. Are you willing to expend the time and resources to walk as Jesus walked in the attributes listed above? If you don’t think you can, then you need to ponder these passages as well as Ephesians chapter one until you get these Truths in your mind-set.
8 Since these virtues are already planted deep within, and you possess them in abundant supply, they will keep you from being inactive or fruitless in your pursuit of knowing Jesus Christ more intimately. Peter addresses the issue of NOT walking in these attributes:
9 But if anyone lacks these things, he is blind, constantly closing his eyes to the mysteries of our faith, and forgetting his innocence—for his past sins have been washed away.
I was once blind but now I see. Blindness does not negate reality but rather it simply restricts understanding. When the eyes of our understanding are opened, we can unlock the mysteries so that we can walk at the higher level expected by Jesus. This power and authority are not for those who are blind for they would misuse such attributes for their own consumption rather than the benefit of others. As we ascend to a higher understanding of Agape Love, we will have full operation of the attributes listed above. Our mind-set will be in full alignment with our spirit.