-notes from Bible class
What is maturity? It means not being silly but being grown up, and acting your age.
These are the steps to Spiritual Maturity(Matthew 5: 33-48):
1st: Keep your word. Be a good example to others by keeping your promises.
2nd: Yielding your rights, Give things up in order to serve Jesus Christ.
-personal rights: defending yourself
-legal rights: if someone sues you or wrongs you, give them your best and give them more; go do twice as much (110%)
-governmental rights: submission to government
-financial rights: help people with money and don't expect something in return
3rd: Love your enemies and pray for them. Why should we? God teaches us to love others and God loves everyone, even sinners who are lost. What's our motivation? God will reward us in heaven.
"Spiritual maturity is not reached by the passing of years, but by obedience to the will of God"
-Oswald Chambers
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