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What's it look like? How does it act? Discover its
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GUEST ARTICLE

Attributes of Spirituality
by J. J. Turner

When we turn the spotlight on spirituality there
are a number of qualities revealed as being
essential. The following attributes must
characterize a person's life before it can be said
he is minding the things of the Spirit.

1. He has placed God first in his life (Matt.
6:33).

2. He knows God and His will for his life (John
17:3).

3. He has set his mind on things above (Col. 3:1-
2).

4. He is working on producing the fruits of the
Spirit (Gal. 5:22-26).

5. He does not conform to the standards of the
world (Rom. 12:1-2).

6. He is a servant of others (Mark 12:35-45).

7. He daily denies himself (Matt. 16:24).

8. He has total faith in God and His word (Heb.
11:6).

9. He is convinced of the need of helping others
(Gal. 6:1).

10. He desires to grow in Christ-likeness (Eph.
4:11-16).

11. He fights worldliness (1 John 5:19), because
He knows to the degree the things of the world
satisfy him, to that degree he is worldly.

12. He serves the Lord with his mind (Rom. 7:25).

Spirituality is the evidence of maturity in
Christ. This takes time and patience (cf. 1 Cor.
3:1-3; Heb. 5:12), and looms as a major challenge
for the Christian faith.

Until a person becomes spiritually minded, he will
not understand the things of the Spirit (cf. 1
Cor. 2:14). A carnal-minded person can't build a
positive life.
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