What does the Bible say about growth?
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The Bible teaches that believers are called to grow steadily in grace, knowledge, holiness, love, and discernment through God’s saving work in Christ. Second Peter 3:18 directs Christians to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord, while 1 Timothy 4:15 urges visible progress through faithful practice. Hebrews 5:12-14 and 6:1 warn against remaining spiritually immature and call believers toward maturity grounded in Christ’s finished work. This growth is nourished by God’s Word, as 1 Peter 2:2 shows, and expressed in increasing love and wise judgment, as Philippians 1:9 teaches. Trials also produce proven hope and endurance under God’s grace, according to Romans 5:2-6.
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- 2 Peter 3:18
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
- 1 Timothy 4:15
Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.
- Hebrews 6:1
Therefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection--not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,
- Hebrews 5:12-14
[12] For when by reason of the time you ought to be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food. [13] For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby. [14] But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.
- Romans 5:2-6
[2] through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God. [3] Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance; [4] and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope: [5] and hope doesn't disappoint us, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. [6] For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
- Philippians 1:9
This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
- Job 8:7
Though your beginning was small, Yet your latter end would greatly increase.
- 2 Corinthians 13:5-7
[5] Test your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don't you know as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?--unless indeed you are disqualified. [6] But I hope that you will know that we aren't disqualified. [7] Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we are as reprobate.
- 1 Peter 2:2
as newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,
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