Paul describes it as “the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. ”
أَمَّا ٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلرُّوحِيُّ ،‏ « فَإِنَّهُ يَفْحَصُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ » وَلَهُ « فِكْرُ ٱلْمَسِيحِ » ،‏ أَيْ يَسْعَى لِيُفَكِّرَ مِثْلَهُ .‏