For decades, Chafer's He That is Spiritual guided the Christian in spiritual growth, but it remains out of reach for many modern believers who struggle with the 1918 text or no longer have the general Bible knowledge that the book assumes. Now, Spiritual...
Ceasing to work is physically and spiritually being slothful. To the extent we are able, we are to work for our own spiritual food and thereby reap the spiritual growth that work will bring. Being diligent and not slothful is necessary if we are to move onwards to maturity in Christ. Pro...
Paul’s lament here is that the Corinthians have not yet reached this level of maturity, which is the goal for every believer. but as worldlyThe term "worldly" (σαρκίνοις, sarkinois) is derived from the Greek word for flesh (σάρξ, sarx), indicating a life driven ...
Fidelity, that old-fashioned word that I don't think I ever even used while I was alive. Fidelity, that thing that probably does more for your self-worth (and for your partner's) than any other thing -- it protects you, it harmonizes you, it is maturity and commitment and 27 ...
“Prove in practice that the plan of God for you is good, meets all His demands and moves towards the goal of spiritual maturity.” (Romans 12:2 JB Phillips) When someone questions me, a pastor, about the will of God, they might be referring to a fork-in-the-road decision or someti...
Because of the unique nature of the individual and the varied speed of progression in the spiritual life, it would be helpful if a community, committed to helping disciples mature in their faith, had a means by which the disciple could “self-identify” their levels of spiritual maturity, ind...
It is time to go on to "solid food." Age does not produce spiritual maturity. These readers had been acquainted with the ABC's for a long time, but they had not matured. One pastor said recently that people come to church and sit, soak and sour, but discipleship does not take place...
This is why when we are disciplining our negative emotions, or we are in control of our emotional state, it allows us to have a higher level of Spiritual Maturity. More control over our emotional body is directly related to our spiritual connection. So, you can see the Controllers’ agenda...
“No…no…I think if it had been different, maybe I wouldn’t be that person, and I wouldn’t have this maturity with everything the way I have today” [M18] “Ah more maturity, you know, to face life in all the difficulties, in all of them, regardless of whether we’re talking...
Without spiritual care, learning does not produce the transformation that personal, private concepts must undergo if they are to sustain adults through the crises of ordinary life and lead them toward maturity. God concepts are personal rather than accurate. They are based on experience. As a ...