Tujuan saben wong Kristen sing wis lair maneh yaiku tuwuh nganti diwasa spiritual ing dadi putrane Gusti Allah lan lumaku minangka putrane Gusti Allah sing diwasa ing bumi.. Nanging nalika sampeyan diwasa spiritual? What does the Bible say about spiritual maturity?
Does the amount of Bible knowledge prove you are spiritually mature?
Ana wong Kristen, who have a lot of Bible knowledge and can quote almost every Scripture. Nanging, 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. Ora, 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. (Maca uga: What are the similarities between the leader of God’s people then and now?).
Mulane, 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, tembung, 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 Rawuhipun, 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, sing, if possible, they even could seduce the true sons of God. (Maca uga: ‘Piyé carané ngerti nabi palsu?')
Ora saben wong kang matur marang Aku, Gusti, Gusti, bakal lumebu ing Kratoning Swarga; nanging wong sing nglakoni kersané Bapakku sing nang swarga. Ing dina iku bakal akèh wong kang padha matur marang Ingsun, Gusti, Gusti, Punapa kawula boten medhar wangsit atas asma Paduka? and in Thy name have cast out devils and in Thy name done many wonderful works? Banjur aku bakal ngakoni marang wong-wong mau, Aku ora tau kenal kowe: lungaa saka Ingsun, kowe kang padha nglakoni piala (Matius 7:21-23)
Then if any man shall say to you, Lo, punika Sang Kristus; utawa, lo, he is there; believe him not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, Yen bisa, even the elect. But take ye heed: lah, I have foretold you all things (Tandhani 13:21-23, Matius 24:24)
We live in an age where many Christians only focus on signs and wonders and are led by supernatural manifestations, Tandha, lan mukjijat.
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)dheweke nindakake.
Ora, they only look at the supernatural manifestations, Tandha, 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.
Nanging, 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, kang asale saka Kratoning pepeteng
Sebaliknya, 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 (sementara) waras. But these healings are not done in the Jeneng Yesus Kristus and the power of the Holy Spirit and from the Kingdom of God, but from the kingdom of darkness. (Maca uga: 'Apa sampeyan kudu lair maneh kanggo lumaku ing alam gaib?').
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: Malah dheweke, sing teka sawise nyambut gawe Iblis kanthi kabeh kekuwatan lan pratandha lan mukjijat (2 Tesalonika 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. (Maca uga: ‘Kekuwatan setan dipersembahake dening dosa', ‘Pasamuwan gaib', lan ‘Umur Anyar ing Gereja?').
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 (daging) 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 (wong Ibrani 5:13-14)
Saiki Gusti Allahé tentrem-rahayu, kang wungu saka ing antarane wong mati, Gusti kita Yesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, lumantar getih prajanjian langgeng, Nggawe sampurna ing saben karya apik kanggo nindakake karsanipun, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, Liwat Gusti Yesus Kristus; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen (wong Ibrani 13:20-21)
Epafras, sapa siji saka sampeyan, abdiné Kristus, saluteth you, tansah sregep ndedonga kanggo kowe, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God (Kolose 4:12)
And the world passeth away, lan hawa nepsu: nanging sing sapa nglakoni karsaning Allah iku tetep ing salawas-lawase (1 John 2:17)
A mature son of God is no longer a child, dibuwang mrana-mrene, lan diobahake karo saben angin piwulang, dening wong licik, lan licik licik, ing kono padha ngenteni kanggo ngapusi, but knows the truth and the will of God, liwat Sabda, and discerns good and evil and walks after the Spirit in the will of God.
“Whosoever shall do the will of God, semono uga sedulurku, lan adhiku, lan ibu”
And Jesus answered them, ngandika, Sapa Ibuku, or My brethren? And He looked round about on them which sat about Him, lan ngandika, Lah ibuku lan sedulur-sedulurku! Kanggo sapa sing nglakoni kersané Gusti Allah, semono uga sedulurku, lan adhiku, lan ibu (Tandhani 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 (Hukum Roh), sing makili karsane Gusti Allah, is written (Yeremia 31:31-34, wong Ibrani 8:10).
Pramila kula nyuwun, sedulur, dening sih-kadarmaning Allah, supaya kowé padha nyaosaké badanmu minangka kurban kang urip, suci, katampi dening Gusti, kang layanan cukup. Lan ora salaras ing jagad iki: Nanging sampeyan bakal diowahi kanthi gawe anyar, supaya sampeyan bisa mbuktekake apa sing apik, lan bisa ditampa, lan sampurna, karsaning Allah (wong Romawi 12:1-2)
Miturut nganyari pikiran Kanthi tembung, the person’s mind shall also get to know the will of God.
Minangka asil, the mind of the person aligns with the will of God.
By walking after the Spirit according to the Word, wong bakal nyingkirake wong tuwa lan sijine wong anyar, 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
Wong ora bakal 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.
Ora, a spiritually mature son of God (kalorone lanang lan wadon) shall never commit spiritual fornication with the world, but shall remain faithful to God and His Word, whatever it cost. kok? 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, kaya Gusti Yésus.
'Dadi uyahing bumi’
