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COVID-19, though invisible except under the microscope, seems to have brought the world to its knees. It is also testing the quality of believers’ spiritual maturity. Are we dull of hearing, as the Hebrews were, returning to the idea of legalistic suffering to obtain grace and questioning God’s disciplinary proof of our sonship (Heb. 6; 12)?
The Bible is full of exhortations to press on to maturity by faith amid suffering (e.g., Heb. 11). Believers should not keep—to coin a parallel term to adulting—infanting: preferring spiritual milk. We are called to desire and devour solid food (Hebrews 5). Maturing Christians will act like spiritual grown-ups.
The apostle Paul consistently wrote about pressing on, reaching forward and striving toward what is yet to be (Phil. 3:12–14). We do this based on what is already true. Our Trinitarian Faith is what helps us cultivate spiritual maturity through all kinds of troublesome circumstances. The Christian life is lived to the glory of the Father, in the name of Son, and by the power of the Holy Spirit. Read on tomorrow for an explanation of how this works itself out in our daily lives.
About this Plan
In the second installment of a three-part series, Dr. Ramesh Richard, president of RREACH (a Global Proclamation Ministry) and professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, offers additional thoughts on how adversity and disruption provide not only an "Identity Check" (Part 1), but also a "Maturity Check" for the Believer. Ultimately, there is freedom in living our lives under the shadow and the empowerment of our Trinitarian Christian Faith.
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