Key idea: Having the mind of Messiah means that the path of maturity must be patterned after the cross
- Having the mind of Messiah means that the path of maturity must be patterned after the cross (2:14-16)
Three implications of a cruciform maturity
- Our maturity must be open to correction and examination (3:1-2)
- Our maturity must always be reforming
- Our maturity must exist for others (3: 3-4)