C&CW Ep. 20 - Christian Maturity

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Coffee & Christian Worldview
Episode 20

Show Notes:

Transition episode in the liberty of conscience series, as we move from our exegetical work towards our systematic episodes that will define the key terms.

Let's look at a text addressing Christian maturity.

Hebrew 5:11–6:3
The author rebukes his audience—they should be farther along in their knowledge than they are.
Figuratively, they are infants. The are still occupied with elementary teaching. Stuck on milk when they should be eating steak.
The mature can have solid food—one who has been trained to discern between good and evil. Not dull of hearing, but can understand the more difficult teachings.

We can't make people grow up.

You should be teaching others, already.

You have need of someone to teach you.

Teaching others is hard work.

"Milk" here refers to the baby food of God's Word. They are not accustomed to the Word of righteousness.

When they are apathetic to growth, they are self-righteous.

Are we talking about time? Does the amount of time they have been a Christian determine maturity?
There is not a necessary correlation.

God has not gifted everyone in the same way. Those who are mature should be able to discern that Christians are different. Time is a factor.

It's easy to assume wrongly that the young or recently converted are immature, while the elderly are mature.

Many churches do not make disciples. Expository preaching is rare. Many longtime Christians are immature, as a result.

It is a sign of immaturity to not show grace to Christians who were not discipled by their churches—the immature.

Being knowledgable of the Bible is not the same as maturity.

You expect discernment and training of senses in the more mature.
Shouldn't you expect pastors and teachers to have gone to Bible college or seminary? Usually.
But that's not what this is talking about.

Maturity and training doesn't belong to seminaries only. This is speaking of every believer, not just church officers.

Maturity means knowledge of God's Word and godly living.

Why are we talking about this?
We are defining the mature.

Christian character, fruit of the Spirit, is part of maturity.

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