El propòsit de cada cristià nascut de nou és créixer fins a la maduresa espiritual en la filiació de Déu i caminar com un fill madur de Déu a la terra.. But when are you spiritually mature? What does the Bible say about spiritual maturity?
Does the amount of Bible knowledge prove you are spiritually mature?
Hi ha cristians, who have a lot of Bible knowledge and can quote almost every Scripture. Tanmateix, you can’t measure whether someone is born again and/or spiritually mature by the amount of Bible knowledge.
Look at the Scribes and Pharisees in the time of Jesus. They were familiar with the Scriptures, but despite their head knowledge, many of them didn’t know God.
Although they kept the laws and precepts of God in the presence of others and acted piously, many of them didn’t live according to the will of God. No, their head knowledge only puffed them up and made them prideful, causing them to exalt themselves above the rest of the people and allowing the people to worship them. (Llegiu també: What are the similarities between the leader of God’s people then and now?).
Per això, someone may have a lot of Bible knowledge, but that doesn’t prove that the person is spiritually mature. It doesn’t prove that the person is born again and that the person knows Jesus Christ, la Paraula, personally and that the heart of the person belongs to God.
Because if the person lives the same life as the world and does the same works and bears the same fruit of the flesh, then the fruits testify that the person is not spiritually mature, but that the person is unspiritual and that the flesh is still alive.
Do signs and wonders prove you are spiritually mature?
Signs and wonders are also not indicators that you are spiritually mature. Jesus warns us that before La seva vinguda, many false Christs and false prophets shall arise and do great signs and wonders.
These signs and wonders shall be so great, impressive, and seductive and look like they are coming from God, aquell, if possible, they even could seduce the true sons of God. (Llegiu també: ‘How do you recognize false prophets?‘)
No tots els que em diuen, Senyor, Senyor, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; sinó el qui fa la voluntat del meu Pare que és al cel. Molts em diran aquell dia, Senyor, Senyor, no hem profetitzat en el teu nom?? and in Thy name have cast out devils and in Thy name done many wonderful works? I llavors els confessaré, Mai no et vaig conèixer: Sortiu de mi, Vosaltres que treballen iniquitat (Mateu 7:21-23)
Then if any man shall say to you, Lo, Aquí hi ha Crist; o, lo, he is there; believe him not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, si fos possible, even the elect. But take ye heed: mirar, I have foretold you all things (Marca 13:21-23, Mateu 24:24)
We live in an age where many Christians only focus on signs and wonders and are led by supernatural manifestations, Signes, i meravelles.
As soon as a preacher arises, who performs great signs and wonders and speaks about his or her revelations and supernatural experiences, many Christians run as sheep without a shepherd to the preacher and are impressed by the preacher
Many Christians don’t examine the doctrine with the Word of God
They don’t examine the doctrine with the Word of God and don’t look at how the preacher lives and the works (s)ell ho fa.
No, they only look at the supernatural manifestations, Signes, and wonders that are done by the preacher, who many times considers Christians as merchandise and enrich himself or herself through the ignorance of carnal Christians, who don’t know the Word of God because they don’t read and study the Bible themselves, but have built their faith upon the words of people.
Tanmateix, signs and wonders are not part of the fruit of the Spirit. They don’t prove that someone is spiritually mature.
The signs and wonders, que deriven del regne de les tenebres
Al contrari, when we look at the world, many supernatural manifestations and signs and wonders take place. Look at occultists and look at reconnective healing, whereby people learn techniques to heal mental and physical illnesses through an energy that everyone has access to. Many people are indeed (temporalment) Curat. But these healings are not done in the Nom de Jesucrist and the power of the Holy Spirit and from the Kingdom of God, but from the kingdom of darkness. (Llegiu també: ‘Has de néixer de nou per caminar en el sobrenatural?’).
And then shall that wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Fins i tot ell, la vinguda del qual és després de l'obra de Satanàs amb tot poder i senyals i meravelles mentideres (2 Tessalonicencs 2:8-9)
The more power the devil gets in- and through the sinful lives of people, the greater the occult power on earth. From this occult power, many great signs and wonders are done. (Llegiu també: ‘El poder del diable és impulsat pel pecat‘, ‘L'església oculta‘, i ‘Nova era a l'església?‘).
The signs and wonders should follow you and not the other way around. You should not undertake all kinds of carnal steps and follow methods and apply techniques to do signs and wonder, because if you enter the spiritual realm from your soul (carn) and use soul power, then you enter the territory of the devil unprotected and open yourself for occult powers that will manifest in your life.
When are you spiritually mature according to the Bible?
You are spiritually mature if you stand perfect and complete in all the will of God and do the will of God.
For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil (hebreus 5:13-14)
Ara el Déu de la pau, que va fer tornar d'entre els morts el nostre Senyor Jesús, that great shepherd of the sheep, per la sang de l'aliança eterna, Fes-te perfecte en cada bona feina per fer la seva voluntat, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, a través de Jesucrist; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen (hebreus 13:20-21)
Epafras, who is one of you, un servidor de Crist, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God (Colossencs 4:12)
And the world passeth away, i la seva luxúria: però el qui fa la voluntat de Déu roman per sempre (1 John 2:17)
A mature son of God is no longer a child, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive, but knows the truth and the will of God, a través de la Paraula, and discerns good and evil and walks after the Spirit in the will of God.
“Whosoever shall do the will of God, El mateix és el meu germà, and My sister, i mare”
And Jesus answered them, dient, Qui és la meva mare, or My brethren? And He looked round about on them which sat about Him, i va dir, Behold My mother and My brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God, El mateix és el meu germà, and My sister, i mare (Marca 3:33-35)
As soon as someone becomes born again and becomes a new creation, the person receives a new heart, wherein the law of God (la llei de l'Esperit), que representa la voluntat de Déu, is written (Jeremiah 31:31-34, hebreus 8:10).
Us ho suplico doncs, germans, per la misericòrdia de Déu, que presenteu els vostres cossos com un sacrifici viu, sant, acceptable a Déu, que és el vostre servei raonable. I no us conformeu amb aquest món: però sigueu transformats per la renovació de la vostra ment, perquè demostreu què és això bo, i acceptable, i perfecte, voluntat de Déu (romans 12:1-2)
By the renovació de la ment amb la Paraula, the person’s mind shall also get to know the will of God.
Com a resultat, the mind of the person aligns with the will of God.
By walking after the Spirit according to the Word, the person shall desfer el vell i posa't l'home nou, who is created after God in righteousness and true holiness and shall grow up and spiritually mature and live after the will of God, whereby the person shall do what pleases God
A spiritually mature son of God is faithful to God and His Word and walks in His will
The person shall not habitually live in sin and sin willfully and not allow and approve sin. The person shall never compromise with the world and pagan religions and philosophies.
No, a spiritually mature son of God (tant homes com dones) shall never commit spiritual fornication with the world, but shall remain faithful to God and His Word, whatever it cost. Perquè? Because the son is born of God and loves his Father and shall not do anything that hurts Him.
A spiritually mature son of God loves his Father and shall obey and speak His words and the words of Jesus, who spoke the words of the Father, and shall do what He has commanded to do and live after His will and bear the fruit of the Spirit, Igual que Jesús.
‘Sigues la sal de la terra’
