Spiritual Growth

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ; — read the full passage →

to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: — read the full passage →

For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food. — read the full passage →

Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, — read the full passage →

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things.

As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, — read the full passage →

for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ: — read the full passage →

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away. — read the full passage →

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.

for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation; — read the full passage →

and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you;

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.

Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;

But ye did not so learn Christ; — read the full passage →

And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, — read the full passage →

Ye therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness. — read the full passage →

Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment; — read the full passage →

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error; — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: — read the full passage →

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me. — read the full passage →

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

And he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for food, shall supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:

lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings, — read the full passage →

And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritualgifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: — read the full passage →

For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food. — read the full passage →

For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness; — read the full passage →

They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls.

seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue; — read the full passage →

And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, ye heard from me: — read the full passage →

Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits: — read the full passage →

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.

So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. — read the full passage →

For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror: — read the full passage →

And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. — read the full passage →

But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: — read the full passage →

When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. — read the full passage →

And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called, — read the full passage →

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers. — read the full passage →

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee. — read the full passage →

We speak wisdom, however, among them that are fullgrown: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought:

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever, — read the full passage →

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ:

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, — read the full passage →

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,