The purpose of every born-again Christian is to grow up to spiritual maturity in the sonship of God and walk as a mature son of God on earth. 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?
ईसाई हैं, who have a lot of Bible knowledge and can quote almost every Scripture. तथापि, 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. नहीं, 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. (ये भी पढ़ें: What are the similarities between the leader of God’s people then and now?).
इसलिए, 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, शब्द, 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 His coming, 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, वह, यदि संभव हो तो, they even could seduce the true sons of God. (ये भी पढ़ें: ‘आप झूठे भविष्यवक्ताओं को कैसे पहचानते हैं??')
हर एक नहीं जो मुझसे कहता है, भगवान, भगवान, स्वर्ग के राज्य में प्रवेश करेगा; परन्तु वह जो मेरे स्वर्गीय पिता की इच्छा पर चलता है. उस दिन बहुत से लोग मुझसे कहेंगे, भगवान, भगवान, क्या हमने तेरे नाम की भविष्यवाणी नहीं की?? and in Thy name have cast out devils and in Thy name done many wonderful works? और तब मैं उनसे अंगीकार करूंगा, मैं तुम्हें कभी नहीं जानता था: मेरे पास से चले जाओ, तुम जो अधर्म करते हो (मैथ्यू 7:21-23)
Then if any man shall say to you, आरे, यहाँ मसीह है; या, आरे, he is there; believe him not: क्योंकि झूठे मसीह और झूठे भविष्यद्वक्ता उठ खड़े होंगे, और चिन्ह और अद्भुत काम दिखाएँगे, छेड़खानी की, यदि यह संभव होता, यहां तक कि निर्वाचित भी. लेकिन तुम सावधान रहो: देखो, मैं ने तुम्हें सब बातें पहले से बता दी हैं (निशान 13:21-23, मैथ्यू 24:24)
We live in an age where many Christians only focus on signs and wonders and are led by supernatural manifestations, लक्षण, और आश्चर्य.
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 (एस)वह करता है.
नहीं, they only look at the supernatural manifestations, लक्षण, 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.
तथापि, 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, जो अंधकार के साम्राज्य से उत्पन्न होता है
इसके विपरीत, 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 (अस्थायी तौर पर) चंगा. But these healings are not done in the ईसा मसीह का नाम and the power of the Holy Spirit and from the Kingdom of God, but from the kingdom of darkness. (ये भी पढ़ें: 'क्या आपको अलौकिक में चलने के लिए फिर से पैदा होना है?').
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: यहां तक कि वह भी, जिसका आना शैतान के सारे सामर्थ्य और चिन्हों और झूठे चमत्कारों के साथ काम करने के बाद होगा (2 थिस्सलुनीकियों 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. (ये भी पढ़ें: ‘शैतान की शक्ति पाप से संचालित होती है', ‘गुप्त चर्च', और ‘चर्च में नया युग?').
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 (माँस) 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 (इब्रा 5:13-14)
अब शांति के देवता, जो हमारे प्रभु यीशु को मरे हुओं में से फिर से ले आया, that great shepherd of the sheep, अनन्त वाचा के लहू के द्वारा, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, यीशु मसीह के माध्यम से; to whom be glory for ever and ever. आमीन (इब्रा 13:20-21)
ईप्फफ्रांस, आप में से कौन है, मसीह का सेवक, आपको सलाम, हमेशा प्रार्थनाओं में आपके लिए जोर से श्रम करना, ताकि तुम परमेश्वर की सारी इच्छा पर सिद्ध और पूर्ण खड़े रह सको (कुलुस्सियों 4:12)
और संसार समाप्त हो जाता है, और उसकी वासना: परन्तु जो परमेश्वर की इच्छा पर चलता है, वह सर्वदा बना रहेगा (1 जॉन 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, वचन के माध्यम से, and discerns good and evil and walks after the Spirit in the will of God.
“Whosoever shall do the will of God, वही मेरा भाई है, और मेरी बहन, और माँ”
And Jesus answered them, कह रहा, मेरी माँ कौन है, or My brethren? And He looked round about on them which sat about Him, और कहा, मेरी माता और मेरे भाइयों को देखो! क्योंकि जो कोई परमेश्वर की इच्छा पूरी करेगा, वही मेरा भाई है, और मेरी बहन, और माँ (निशान 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 (आत्मा की व्यवस्था), जो परमेश्वर की इच्छा का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है, is written (यिर्मयाह 31:31-34, इब्रा 8:10).
इसलिए मैं आपसे विनती करता हूं, भाइयों, भगवान की दया से, कि तुम अपने शरीरों को जीवित बलिदान करो, पवित्र, भगवान को स्वीकार्य, जो आपकी उचित सेवा है. और इस संसार के सदृश न बनो: परन्तु तुम अपने मन के नये हो जाने से परिवर्तित हो जाओ, ताकि तुम सिद्ध कर सको कि वह क्या अच्छा है, और स्वीकार्य, और उत्तम, परमेश्वर की इच्छा (रोमनों 12:1-2)
से मन का नवीनीकरण शब्द के साथ, the person’s mind shall also get to know the will of God.
नतीजतन, the mind of the person aligns with the will of God.
By walking after the Spirit according to the Word, व्यक्ति करेगा बूढ़े आदमी को हटा दो और नए आदमी को पहनो, 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
व्यक्ति नहीं करेगा 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.
नहीं, a spiritually mature son of God (नर और मादा दोनों) shall never commit spiritual fornication with the world, but shall remain faithful to God and His Word, whatever it cost. क्यों? 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, बिल्कुल यीशु की तरह.
'पृथ्वी का नमक बनो’
