El propósito de cada cristiano nacido de nuevo es crecer hasta la madurez espiritual en la filiación de Dios y caminar como un hijo maduro de Dios en la tierra. Pero, ¿cuándo eres espiritualmente maduro?? What does the Bible say about spiritual maturity?
Does the amount of Bible knowledge prove you are spiritually mature?
hay cristianos, who have a lot of Bible knowledge and can quote almost every Scripture. Sin embargo, 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. (Leer también: What are the similarities between the leader of God’s people then and now?).
Por lo tanto, 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 palabra, 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 Su venida, 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, eso, si es posible, they even could seduce the true sons of God. (Leer también: ‘¿Cómo se reconoce a los falsos profetas??')
No todos los que me dicen, Caballero, Caballero, entrará en el Reino de los Cielos; pero el que hace la voluntad de mi Padre que está en el cielo. Muchos Me dirán en aquel día, Caballero, Caballero, ¿No hemos profetizado en tu nombre?? and in Thy name have cast out devils and in Thy name done many wonderful works? Y entonces les profesaré, Nunca os conocí: apártate de Mí, vosotros que hacéis la iniquidad (Mateo 7:21-23)
Then if any man shall say to you, Lo, Aquí está Cristo; o, mira, he is there; believe him not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, si fuera posible, even the elect. But take ye heed: Mirad, I have foretold you all things (Marca 13:21-23, Mateo 24:24)
We live in an age where many Christians only focus on signs and wonders and are led by supernatural manifestations, señales, y maravillas.
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)lo hace.
No, they only look at the supernatural manifestations, señales, 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.
Sin embargo, 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 derivan del reino de las tinieblas
De lo contrario, 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 (temporalmente) curado. But these healings are not done in the Nombre de Jesucristo and the power of the Holy Spirit and from the Kingdom of God, but from the kingdom of darkness. (Leer también: '¿Hay que nacer de nuevo para caminar en lo 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: Incluso él, cuya venida es después de la obra de Satanás con todo poder, señales y prodigios mentirosos (2 tesalonicenses 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. (Leer también: ‘El poder del diablo es impulsado por el pecado.', ‘la iglesia oculta', y ‘Nueva era en la iglesia?').
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 (carne) 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 (Hebreos 5:13-14)
Ahora el Dios de paz, que resucitó de entre los muertos a nuestro Señor Jesús, that great shepherd of the sheep, por medio de la sangre del pacto sempiterno, Hazte perfecto en toda buena obra para hacer su voluntad., working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, a través de Jesucristo; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amén (Hebreos 13:20-21)
Epphfranos, quien es uno de ustedes, un siervo de Cristo, saluteth you, siempre trabajando fervientemente para ti en oraciones, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God (colosenses 4:12)
Y el mundo pasa, y su lujuria: pero el que hace la voluntad de Dios permanece para siempre (1 John 2:17)
A mature son of God is no longer a child, lanzado de un lado a otro, y llevado con todo viento de doctrina, por el juego de los hombres, y astuta astucia, mediante el cual acechan para engañar, but knows the truth and the will of God, a través de la palabra, and discerns good and evil and walks after the Spirit in the will of God.
“Whosoever shall do the will of God, el mismo es mi hermano, y mi hermana, y madre”
And Jesus answered them, dicho, quien es mi madre, or My brethren? And He looked round about on them which sat about Him, y dijo, He aquí mi madre y mis hermanos! Porque cualquiera que haga la voluntad de Dios, el mismo es mi hermano, y mi hermana, y madre (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 ley del espíritu), que representa la voluntad de Dios, is written (Jeremías 31:31-34, Hebreos 8:10).
Os ruego, pues,, hermanos de religion, por las misericordias de Dios, para que presentéis vuestros cuerpos en sacrificio vivo, santo, agradable a Dios, que es su servicio razonable. Y no os conforméis a este mundo: pero transformaos por la renovación de vuestra mente, para que podáis probar qué es ese bien, y aceptable, y perfecto, voluntad de Dios (romanos 12:1-2)
Por el Renovación de la mente con la Palabra, the person’s mind shall also get to know the will of God.
Como resultado, the mind of the person aligns with the will of God.
By walking after the Spirit according to the Word, La persona deberá: dejar de lado al viejo y ponte el hombre nuevo, 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
La persona no deberá 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 (tanto machos como hembras) shall never commit spiritual fornication with the world, but shall remain faithful to God and His Word, whatever it cost. Por qué? 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, al igual que Jesús.
'Sé la sal de la tierra’
