How would you explain spiritual growth to a friend? What Scriptures would you use to back your claims?
Ask your friend whether they think a person can be reborn and never grow up, then use Psalm 27:1 and 2 Peter 1:2-7 to show how faith advances from infancy to maturity by supplying one quality upon another, and Ephesians 4:11-13 to show that God grows us together in the local church, not in isolation. Frame it as an unhurried journey you are inviting them onto, since growth, like all growth, takes time.
Also asked: What are the stages of spiritual growth and how does faith develop from infancy to maturity? · What biblical perspective on spiritual growth emphasizes a gradual, unhurried journey towards maturity in the Christian faith?
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How does a person become spiritually mature and what role does a community of believers play in this process?
Source: The Basics The Basics, Unit 3, Lesson 3-4 - The Climb—Spiritual Growth (Review q11) · Read this lesson in the book →
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- What are the seven stages of faith described in Psalm 27?Same lesson · The Basics · Lesson 3–4: The Climb—Spiritual Growth
- What does the local church have to do with the individual believer’s spiritual growth?Same lesson · The Basics · Lesson 3–4: The Climb—Spiritual Growth
- What does Paul mean in Ephesians 4:13 by “the unity of the faith”?Same lesson · The Basics · Lesson 3–4: The Climb—Spiritual Growth
- What does he mean by “the knowledge of the Son of God”?Same lesson · The Basics · Lesson 3–4: The Climb—Spiritual Growth
- What does Paul mean by “a mature man” in Ephesians 4?Same lesson · The Basics · Lesson 3–4: The Climb—Spiritual Growth
- What does he mean by “the fulness of Christ”?Same lesson · The Basics · Lesson 3–4: The Climb—Spiritual Growth
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