すべての新生クリスチャンの目的は、神の子として霊的に成熟し、地上で成熟した神の子として歩むことです。. しかし、あなたはいつ精神的に成熟しますか? What does the Bible say about spiritual maturity?
Does the amount of Bible knowledge prove you are spiritually mature?
クリスチャンがいます, who have a lot of Bible knowledge and can quote almost every Scripture. しかし, 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. いいえ, 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. (こちらもお読みください: What are the similarities between the leader of God’s people then and now?).
したがって, 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, 言葉, 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 彼の到来, 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, それ, もし可能なら, they even could seduce the true sons of God. (こちらもお読みください: ‘偽預言者をどうやって見分けますか?「)
私についているわけではありません, 主, 主, 天の御国に入るだろう; しかし、天におられるわたしの父の御心を行う者は. その日には多くの人が私にこう言うだろう, 主, 主, 私たちはあなたの御名において預言したのではないでしょうか? and in Thy name have cast out devils and in Thy name done many wonderful works? そして私は彼らに告白します, 私はあなたのことを全く知りませんでした: 私から離れてください, 不正を働く者よ (マシュー 7:21-23)
Then if any man shall say to you, ロー, ここにキリストがいます; または, ロー, he is there; believe him not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, もし可能なら, even the elect. But take ye heed: 見よ, I have foretold you all things (マーク 13:21-23, マシュー 24:24)
We live in an age where many Christians only focus on signs and wonders and are led by supernatural manifestations, 兆候, そして不思議.
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)彼はそうします.
いいえ, they only look at the supernatural manifestations, 兆候, 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.
しかし, 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, 闇の王国から派生したもの
それどころか, 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 (一時的に) 治癒. But these healings are not done in the イエス・キリストの名前 and the power of the Holy Spirit and from the Kingdom of God, but from the kingdom of darkness. (こちらもお読みください: 「あなたは超自然を歩くために再び生まれなければなりませんか?’).
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: 彼でさえ, すべての力と兆候と嘘をついているサタンの働きの後の人は誰ですか (2 テサロニケ人 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. (こちらもお読みください: ‘悪魔の力は罪によって力を供給されています「, ‘オカルト教会「, そして ‘教会の新時代?「).
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 (肉) 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 (ヘブライ人への手紙 5:13-14)
今は平和の神様, 私たちの主イエスを死者の中からよみがえらせたのは, that great shepherd of the sheep, 永遠の契約の血によって, 神の御心を遂行するために、あらゆる良い仕事であなたを完璧にしなさい, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, イエス・キリストを通して; to whom be glory for ever and ever. アーメン (ヘブライ人への手紙 13:20-21)
epphphrans, あなたの一人です, キリストのしもべ, あなたに敬礼します, 祈りの中であなたのために常に熱心に働きます, あなたが神のすべての意志において完全かつ完全に立つことができるように (コロサイ人への手紙 4:12)
And the world passeth away, そしてその欲望: しかし神の御心を行う者は永遠にとどまる (1 ジョン 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, 御言葉を通して, and discerns good and evil and walks after the Spirit in the will of God.
“Whosoever shall do the will of God, 私の兄弟も同じです, そして私の妹, そして母”
And Jesus answered them, 言ってる, 私の母は誰ですか, or My brethren? And He looked round about on them which sat about Him, そして、言いました, 見よ、わたしの母とわたしの兄弟たち! 神の御心を行う者は誰でも, 私の兄弟も同じです, そして私の妹, そして母 (マーク 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 (御霊の法則), 神の意志を表しています, is written (エレミヤ 31:31-34, ヘブライ人への手紙 8:10).
したがって、私はあなたに懇願します, 兄弟, 神の慈悲によって, あなたがたはあなたの体に生きている犠牲を提示します, 聖なる, 神に受け入れられる, これがあなたの合理的なサービスです. そしてこの世界に適応しないでください: しかし、心を一新することであなたが変わってください。, それが何が良いのかを証明できるように, そして受け入れられる, そして完璧な, 神の意志 (ローマ人 12:1-2)
By the 心の一新 言葉で, the person’s mind shall also get to know the will of God.
その結果, the mind of the person aligns with the will of God.
By walking after the Spirit according to the Word, the person shall 老人を放り出す そして 新しい男を着る, 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.
いいえ, a spiritually mature son of God (男性も女性も) shall never commit spiritual fornication with the world, but shall remain faithful to God and His Word, whatever it cost. なぜ? 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, イエスのように.
「地の塩となれ」’
