Spiritual Growth by Arthur W. Pink (excerpts from articles) Let our readers understand clearly what is connoted by “physical growth” or “mental growth,” nor should “spiritual growth” be any the less intelligible. Too many Christians walk more by sense than by faith, measuring themselves by their feelings and moods rather than by the Word, thus their peace of mind is greatly decreased. We should be able to judge aright of our own spiritual progress or retrogression that we may not flatter ourselves on the one hand or unduly depreciate ourselves on the other. Therefore, unless our thoughts about spiritual growth be formed by the Word of God we are most certain to err and jump to a wrong conclusion. As it is with our bodies, so it is with our souls. Some suppose they are healthy while they are suffering from an insidious disease; whereas others imagine themselves to be ill when in fact they are hale and sound. Now if we desire the pure “milk of the Word” and feed thereon, then we must not doubt that we duly “grow thereby” (1 Peter 2:3). That there is such a thing as spiritual growth is abundantly clear from the Scriptures. “They go from strength to strength” (Psalm 84:7). “The path of the just is as a shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day” (Proverbs 4:18). “Then shall we know if we follow on to know the Lord” (Hosea 6:3). “And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace” (John 1:16). “Every branch in me that beareth fruit he purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit” (John 15:2). “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18). “Increasing in the knowledge of God” (Colossians 1:10). “As ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye abound more and more” (1 Thessalonians 4:1). “He giveth more grace (James 4:6).
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:55:36 +0000
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