In order to acquire the “mind” of Christ, we must embrace a certain vision of Him. He is truly the proto-archetypal man. He reveals to us not only perfect God, but also perfect man, as man is intended to be, showing us the potential of everyone born into this world. This potential is to have the “fullness of the Godhead dwelling in us” (Colossians 2:9), not by nature, but by Grace, so “that we might become partakers of the Divine Nature:” (II Peter 1:4) and become “temples of the Holy Spirit” (I Corinthians 6:19). To deny that Lord Jesus Christ is to deny our true selves, “hid with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3). The purpose for which we were created is that we might know God and through this knowledge become eternal, sharing in God’s very life.

Our task is great: to acquire Christ, to put on Christ, and to acquire the Mind of Christ. How are we to begin? The Church’s Mind is the Mind of Christ. The way the Church thinks is the way we need to learn to think about God, ourselves, each other, and the world. If we fail to understand that our thinking has a tremendous impact on how we live and act, then we have already missed the mark. It has been said that “our thoughts determine our lives.” We must be become aware of how much our modern society determines our thoughts which, it must be said, is quite frequently contrary to the thoughts of Christ.

We must examine ourselves and realize the tremendous impact the modern non-Christian worldview has on us Christians. We must seek to put on the new man and to put off the old with his thinking, habits and perspectives. Only the radical change afforded to us by profound metanoia – personal change. Only the radical change afforded to us through metanoia has the potential to remake us in the likeness of Christ.

Frequently we do not realize that to put on the mind of Christ we must change the way that we think. Our thinking is so very often seriously influenced by the thinking of our society. It is our task to leave aside those things which are not conducive to our salvation – especially opinions, thoughts or mindsets – that will not help us attain our ultimate goal: communion with God.

I find that it is necessary to actually express to oneself what is seen as the goal of life. What is your goal? Is it communion with God? Expressing the goal of your life will focus your efforts to become one with Christ.