Being “double-minded”

St. Paul describes this double-mindedness in Romans. We can live “according to the Spirit,” having our mind “set on what the Spirit desires.” Or we can be “governed by the flesh,” by a mind that is “hostile to God” (NIV Rom. 8:4-7).The brain is indeed “governed by the flesh.” In fact, it is flesh. That’s why it is not capable of abandoning the self-centered, survival instincts that have evolved over millennia.

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