What does the Bible say about personal growth?

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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.

• 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.

• 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,

• 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 1:6

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

• Colossians 1:10

  that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

• 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.

• Colossians 1:9-10

  [9] For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, [10] that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

• 1 Timothy 4:15

  Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.

• Revelation 1:1

  This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

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