13 Bible Verses about Spiritual Growth
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And He Who supplieth seed to the sower, and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;
but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him, Who is the Head, Christ;
to walk worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God;
and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, as we also do toward you,
and, in fact, ye do it to all the brethren who are in all Macedonia; but we exhort you, brethren, to abound yet more;
Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
as new-born babes, long ye for the spiritual, unadulterated milk, that thereby ye may grow unto salvation,
and, even for this very reason, adding all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in virtue, knowledge;
and in knowledge, continence; and in continence, patience; and in patience, godliness;
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever.
And the child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
But Saul was being more empowered, and was confounding the Jews who were dwelling in Damascus; proving that this is the Christ.
We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because your faith is growing exceedingly, and the love of each one of you abounds toward one another;
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In love
and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, as we also do toward you,
and, in fact, ye do it to all the brethren who are in all Macedonia; but we exhort you, brethren, to abound yet more;
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Select readings
Concerning Whom we have much to say and difficult to explain, since ye have become dull of hearing. For even when, on account of the time, ye ought to be teachers, ye again have need that some one teach you the first elements of the oracles of God, and have become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food; for every one who partakes of milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe; read more.
but solid food is for full-grown men, who by practice have their senses trained for the discernment both of good and evil.
Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the teaching of immersions, and laying on of hands, of a resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And this will we do, if, indeed, God permit. read more.
For as to those who were once enlightened, and tasted of the heavenly gift, and became partakers of the Holy Spirit, and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age, and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they are crucifying to themselves the Son of God afresh, and putting Him to open shame. For the land which drank in the rain that often comes upon it, and brings forth an herb fit for those for whose sake also it is cultivated, receives blessing from God; but, if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected, and is near to a curse; whose end is to be burned. But, beloved, we have become persuaded better things concerning you, and things accompanying salvation, even though we thus speak; for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye showed toward His name, in having ministered to the saints, and still ministering. And we desire that each of you show forth the same diligence to the full assurance of the hope to the end; that ye may not become slothful, but imitators of those who, through faith and long-suffering, inherit the promises. For God, when making a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater by whom to swear, swore by Himself, saying, "Surely, blessing, I will bless you; and multiplying, I will multiply you." And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men swear by the greater; and the oath for confirmation is an end, to them, of every dispute:
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Into Christ
but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him, Who is the Head, Christ;
to walk worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God;
spiritual Growth » Examples of » The boy Christ
spiritual Growth » Examples of » The thessalonians
We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because your faith is growing exceedingly, and the love of each one of you abounds toward one another;
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In fruitfulness
And He Who supplieth seed to the sower, and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;
spiritual Growth » Examples of » The boy samuel
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Formation
and, even for this very reason, adding all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in virtue, knowledge; and in knowledge, continence; and in continence, patience; and in patience, godliness;
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In grace and knowledge
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever.
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Through "the word"
as new-born babes, long ye for the spiritual, unadulterated milk, that thereby ye may grow unto salvation,
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Unto perfection
Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
spiritual Growth » Examples of » John the baptist
And the child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
spiritual Growth » Examples of » Paul
But Saul was being more empowered, and was confounding the Jews who were dwelling in Damascus; proving that this is the Christ.
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