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?
Gen kretyen, who have a lot of Bible knowledge and can quote almost every Scripture. Sepandan, 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. Non, 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. (Li tou: What are the similarities between the leader of God’s people then and now?).
Se poutèt sa, 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, Pawòl la, 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 Li vini, 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, sa, if possible, they even could seduce the true sons of God. (Li tou: ‘How do you recognize false prophets?')
Se pa tout moun ki di mwen, Lò, Lò, pral antre nan Peyi Wa ki nan syèl la; men moun ki fè volonte Papa m ki nan syèl la. Anpil moun va di m' jou sa a, Lò, Lò, Eske nou pa t' pwofetize nan non ou?? and in Thy name have cast out devils and in Thy name done many wonderful works? Epi lè sa a m ap fè yo konnen sa, Mwen pa janm konnen ou: kite mwen, Nou menm k'ap fè mechanste (Matye 7:21-23)
Then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; oswa, lo, he is there; believe him not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, si li te posib, even the elect. But take ye heed: gade, I have foretold you all things (Mak 13:21-23, Matye 24:24)
We live in an age where many Christians only focus on signs and wonders and are led by supernatural manifestations, siy, ak bèl bagay.
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)li fè.
Non, they only look at the supernatural manifestations, siy, 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.
Sepandan, 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, ki sòti nan wayòm fènwa a
Okontrè, 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 (tanporèman) grate. But these healings are not done in the Non Jezikri and the power of the Holy Spirit and from the Kingdom of God, but from the kingdom of darkness. (Li tou: 'Èske ou dwe fèt ankò mache nan Supernatural la?’).
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: Menm li, Li gen pou l vini apre Satan travay ak tout pouvwa ak tout mirak ak bèl bagay bay manti (2 Tesalonik 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. (Li tou: ‘Pouvwa dyab la se Powered by peche', ‘Legliz la occult', epi ‘Nouvo laj nan legliz la?').
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 (vyann) 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 (Ebre 5:13-14)
Koulye a, Bondye lapè a, ki te fè Jezi, Seyè nou an, leve soti vivan nan lanmò, that great shepherd of the sheep, grasa san alyans etènèl la, Fè ou pafè nan tout bon travay pou fè volonte l, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, grasa Jezikri; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amèn (Ebre 13:20-21)
Ephphrans, Ki moun ki se youn nan ou, Yon sèvitè Kris la, Saluteth ou, toujou ap travay fervently pou ou nan priyè, ke ou ka kanpe pafè epi ranpli nan tout volonte Bondye (Kolosyen 4:12)
And the world passeth away, ak lanvi a: men moun ki fè volonte Bondye, li rete pou tout tan (1 Jan 2:17)
A mature son of God is no longer a child, lanse ale ak dèyè, e yo te pote ale ak tout van doktrin, pa twonpe moun, ak rize malen, se konsa yo ap tann pou twonpe, but knows the truth and the will of God, atravè Pawòl la, and discerns good and evil and walks after the Spirit in the will of God.
“Whosoever shall do the will of God, se menm frè mwen an, ak sè mwen an, ak manman”
And Jesus answered them, di, Kiyès ki manman m, or My brethren? And He looked round about on them which sat about Him, e li di, Behold My mother and My brethren! Pou nenpòt moun ki fè volonte Bondye, se menm frè mwen an, ak sè mwen an, ak manman (Mak 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 (lalwa Lespri a), ki reprezante volonte Bondye, is written (Jeremi 31:31-34, Ebre 8:10).
Se poutèt sa, mwen sipliye nou, frè m yo, grasa mizèrikòd Bondye, pou nou ofri kò nou yon sakrifis vivan, apa pou Bondye, akseptab pou Bondye, ki se sèvis rezonab ou. Epi pa dwe konfòme yo ak mond sa a: men se pou nou transfòme pa renouvèlman lespri nou, pou nou ka pwouve sa ki bon, ak akseptab, ak pafè, volonte Bondye (Women 12:1-2)
Pa la renewing of the mind ak Pawòl la, the person’s mind shall also get to know the will of God.
Kòm yon rezilta, the mind of the person aligns with the will of God.
By walking after the Spirit according to the Word, the person shall wete vye granmoun lan epi mete nouvo nonm lan, 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
Moun nan pa dwe 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.
Non, a spiritually mature son of God (Tou de gason ak fanm) shall never commit spiritual fornication with the world, but shall remain faithful to God and His Word, whatever it cost. Poukisa? 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, menm jan ak Jezi.
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