Zac Poonen - Growing up to maturity

Zac PoonenAugust 26, 201450mWatch on YouTube

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Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning member of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

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The central message is that Christian maturity requires continuous, steady growth in grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ, which is necessary to avoid spiritual stagnation. The speaker cautions against misunderstanding justification by faith as a license to sin, emphasizing that this doctrine must motivate believers toward perfection. True growth is achieved by living in fellowship with Christ, allowing one to discern God's will even in unscriptural situations.

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Guarding against the distortion of scripturePeter warns against those who distort Paul's writings and the doctrine of justification by faith, turning God's grace into an excuse for unbridled sin.

How shall we protect ourselves from error?The way to avoid falling into the error of unprincipled men is to make a firm determination to continuously grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Growing in the knowledge of JesusJust as a wife comes to know her husband's mind over years of living together, believers must spend time with the Lord to increasingly know His mind and will.John 17:3

Receiving endless grace upon graceTrue grace came through Jesus Christ, and from His endless fullness, believers are meant to receive continuous increments of grace to become more Christlike each year.John 1:14

Stage one: Little children knowing forgiveness and the FatherThe starting point of the Christian life is having the absolute assurance that all past sins are blotted out by Jesus' blood and knowing God personally as a loving Father.1 John 2:12–14

Showing mercy because God is mercifulBelievers must let go of past offenses and refuse to hold onto grudges, remembering that God will deal with the merciless with judgment.James 2:13

Stage two: Young men overcoming the evil one through the WordThe second stage is realizing that Satan was defeated on the cross and has no power over a believer who hides God's word permanently in their heart.1 John 2:13

The Bible keeps us from sinJust as Jesus successfully resisted temptation by quoting God's word, believers must rely on Scripture to keep them from sin and defeat the enemy.

Trusting God to provide when standing for His principlesDrawing from King Amaziah's story, believers are reminded that standing for God's principles may cost them financially, but God is able to give much more than that.2 Chronicles 25:1

Stage three: Spiritual fathers who care for othersThe final stage of maturity is becoming a spiritual father or mother who knows God deeply and practices self-denial to serve, guide, and protect younger believers.

The Christian life is like an airplane in flightJust as an airplane will drop if it stops moving forward, a believer must continuously press on in spiritual growth or else they will experience backsliding.

Daily renewal through the Holy SpiritBelievers should move past uncertainty and daily ask God for forgiveness and to be filled afresh with the Holy Spirit to cleanse unconscious areas of sin.

Coming boldly to a loving Heavenly FatherLeaving past failures behind, believers should respond to the Lord in faith, knowing that their Heavenly Father loves them far more than they can imagine.

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Zac Poonen - Growing up to maturity

Zac Poonen · August 26, 2014 · 50m

Following Jesus Freedom from sin

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The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

Guarding against the distortion of scripturePeter warns against those who distort Paul's writings and the doctrine of justification by faith, turning God's grace into an excuse for unbridled sin.

Showing mercy because God is mercifulBelievers must let go of past offenses and refuse to hold onto grudges, remembering that God will deal with the merciless with judgment.James 2:13

The Bible keeps us from sinJust as Jesus successfully resisted temptation by quoting God's word, believers must rely on Scripture to keep them from sin and defeat the enemy.

Daily renewal through the Holy SpiritBelievers should move past uncertainty and daily ask God for forgiveness and to be filled afresh with the Holy Spirit to cleanse unconscious areas of sin.

Coming boldly to a loving Heavenly FatherLeaving past failures behind, believers should respond to the Lord in faith, knowing that their Heavenly Father loves them far more than they can imagine.

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