Evolving in Christ

As we run the endurance race of faith, we should be evolving.

Not only should our spiritual man should be getting stronger, but our understanding of God and doctrine should be getting deeper.

If we are not seeing this type of change, at the very least, year to year, we can be sure that something is wrong.

Hebrews 5:11-13
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

For those who are following Christ, there is an expectancy of spiritual growth.

One of the things that contributes to our healthy growth is the bible.

1 Peter 2:2-3
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

The word of God greatly contributes to our spiritual growth.

Because of that, all throughtout the bible we are encouraged and commanded to do three things... read, study, and meditate on God's word.

It's sad, but many believers today are not spiritually healthy due to a lack of doing those things.

Many are malnurished. Many have stunted growth.

And although we like to lay the blame at the feet of the, often times, imcompetant leaders of the local church, they are not where the blame should be laid.

In reality, it's our own fault. Instead of reading, studying, and meditating on the words ourselves, we set aside the brain that God gave us and just accept whatever we're told.

We know that the bible says to test all things, but we don't.

We know that the bible says we should be convinced in our own minds about what ww believe, but we can't be bothered.

When this bad habit is prolonged over time, of course we won't grow.

How can we expect to speak and expound on the wonderful treasures of God which we have inherited when we won't take the time to understand it?

Let us seek to read, study, and meditate on the word of God.

Why settle for walking in the dark when we have in our hand... the light to our path... the lamb to our feet...