Thematic Bible: Spiritual Development
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spiritual Development » Spiritual growth, encouraged » In love
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward each other, and toward all men, just as also we toward you,
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For ye are also doing it toward all the brothers in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, to abound more,
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spiritual Development » Spiritual growth, encouraged » Into Christ
But being truthful in love, we may cause all things to grow for him who is the head--the Christ--
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For you to walk worthily of the Lord for every desire to please, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,
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spiritual Development » Select reading, heb 511-14, 61-16
About whom, much subject matter from us is also difficult to explain, since ye have become sluggish in hearing. For also men who ought to be teachers because of the time, ye have need again for some man to teach you the rudiments of the beginning of the oracles of God, and have become men who have need of milk, and not of solid food. For every man partaking of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is childlike. read more.
But solid food is for mature men, those having their sensibilities trained through practice for the discernment of both good and evil.
But solid food is for mature men, those having their sensibilities trained through practice for the discernment of both good and evil.
Therefore having left the word of the primacy of Christ, let us be brought forward to perfection, not again laying a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of doctrine of washings, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this we will do, if of course God will permit. read more.
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and who tasted of the heavenly gift, and who became partakers of Holy Spirit, and who tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age, and who fell away, to restore again to repentance, crucifying to themselves the Son of God, and disgracing him publicly. For the soil that has drunk the rain often coming upon it, and bringing forth vegetation useful for those by whom also it is cultivated, partakes of a blessing from God. But producing thorns and thistles it is unfit and near a curse, the end of which is for burning. But we are persuaded better things about you, beloved, and things that have salvation, even though we speak this way. For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labor of love that ye showed toward his name, having served the sanctified, and who are serving. And we earnestly desire each of you to show the same diligence toward the full assurance of the hope until the end, so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises. For God who promised to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, swore by himself, saying, Surely indeed, blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And this way, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men certainly swear by the greater, and of every dispute with them the oath is final for confirmation.
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and who tasted of the heavenly gift, and who became partakers of Holy Spirit, and who tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age, and who fell away, to restore again to repentance, crucifying to themselves the Son of God, and disgracing him publicly. For the soil that has drunk the rain often coming upon it, and bringing forth vegetation useful for those by whom also it is cultivated, partakes of a blessing from God. But producing thorns and thistles it is unfit and near a curse, the end of which is for burning. But we are persuaded better things about you, beloved, and things that have salvation, even though we speak this way. For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labor of love that ye showed toward his name, having served the sanctified, and who are serving. And we earnestly desire each of you to show the same diligence toward the full assurance of the hope until the end, so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises. For God who promised to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, swore by himself, saying, Surely indeed, blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And this way, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men certainly swear by the greater, and of every dispute with them the oath is final for confirmation.
spiritual Development » Examples of growth » The boy Christ
And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom. And the grace of God was upon it.
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And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and men.
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spiritual Development » Examples of growth » The thessalonians
We are indebted to thank God always about you, brothers, as it is fitting, because your faith is increasing greatly, and the love of each one of you all toward each other abounds.
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spiritual Development » Spiritual growth, encouraged » In fruitfulness
And he who supplies seed to the man who sows, and bread for eating, may he supply and multiply your seed, and may he increase the fruits of your righteousness,
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spiritual Development » Spiritual growth, encouraged » Formation
Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge, and in knowledge, self-control, and in self-control, perseverance, and in perseverance, piety,
spiritual Development » Examples of growth » The boy samuel
And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with LORD, and also with men.
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spiritual Development » Spiritual growth, encouraged » In grace and knowledge
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him is the glory both now and into the day of the age. Truly.
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spiritual Development » Spiritual growth, encouraged » Through "the word"
as newborn babes, long for the genuine intellectual milk, so that ye may grow by it,
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spiritual Development » Spiritual growth, encouraged » Unto perfection
Therefore having left the word of the primacy of Christ, let us be brought forward to perfection, not again laying a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
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spiritual Development » Examples of growth » John the baptist
And the child grew, and became strong in spirit. And he was in the desolate regions until the day of his manifestation to Israel.
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spiritual Development » Examples of growth » Paul
But Saul was strengthened more, and was confounding the Jews who dwell at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
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