There is a great difference between being in
There is a great difference between being in the soul and being one in soul or joined in soul. The secret of experiencing Christ is to be one in soul, not to be in the soul. The dissenting ones who are altogether in the soul find it impossible to be one in soul. Those who exercise their mind, emotion, and will are not one in soul. If we would experience Christ, we need to be one with oth ers in the soul; that is, we need to become likesouled with others. When we exercise our mind, emotion, and will, we may be very individual istic. But if we exercise our spirit to be one in soul, our mind will be sobered, our emotion will be regulated, and our will will be adjusted. Then it will be possible for us to be one in soul with other saints.
The extraordinary expression "like-souled" is used in the Bible only in this one place. The King James Version renders the Greek word as "like-minded." The mind is the leading part of the soul. According to the context, to be likesouled primarily means to be like-minded. The book of Philippians deals much with the be lievers' mind. At the beginning of chapter two, Paul tells us to think the same thing and even the one thing. This indicates clearly and strongly that to be like-souled is to be like-minded.