How to Grow to Spiritual Maturity

1. Not all truth can be Digested at any time in our spiritual development. a. Sometimes human tradition stands in the way of accepting what Bible Doctrine says. b. The believer may be Defying God's rule over them and not be open to the Spirit's illuminating ministry. i. If we don't have a willingness to do God's will, our perception of truth will be Distorted. ii. Truth is spiritually Discerned. c. They haven't Deferred their opinion to God's Word. i. In studying the Word of God, we must sometimes Dismiss from our minds what we've previously been taught. d. Dullness of hearing prevents understanding of more complex teaching. 2. Teaching is not just the Duty of those who are gifted to teach or preach from a pulpit. a. Discipleship requires us not only to know teaching but to teach. 3. Knowing leads to Doing, and Doing leads to Knowing.