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All across the world Christian people have not truly learned the ability to arm themselves. A Christian who is not prepared to suffer is comparable to a soldier who goes to war unarmed.
1 Peter 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
Just as a human being matures physically and mentally, a believer also matures spiritually. We begin our spiritual walk with Christ as babies (1 Peter 2:2) and ideally progress from infancy to childhood and then to adulthood or maturity (Ephesians 4:14; Hebrews 5:14).
Physical growth progresses with the passage of time. You will never find a two-year-old who is six feet tall! You cannot hurry physical maturity because it is a function of time. You naturally grow at a predetermined rate that is tied to the passage of time.
Intelligent growth is not a function of time but of learning. If you are thirty years old and have yet to master the first-grade level of reading, you will not be able to comprehend the tenth-grade level. Conversely, there are twelve-year-olds who have completed their high school education.
Spiritual growth is not a function of time or learning. I am sorry to report there are people who have been saved for years who are still immature babies or children in the spirit. This even includes people well-versed in Scriptures and memorization. Their knowledge of the Word does not mean they are skilled in its application.
If spiritual growth was a function of learning scripture, the Pharisees would have been the most mature of Jesus’ day. They could quote the first five books of the Bible from memory, yet they didn’t recognize the Son of God as He cast out demons and raised the dead.
