FINE TUNED STRINGS thoughts. ramblings.

“Hebrews 5:13-14- For everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child.But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil (ESV).

Spiritual maturity is a developmental stage of every believer that is frequently over-looked and often falsely perceived. We tend to develop this false impression of spiritual maturity and deem the most theologically sound, the ones able to quote scripture in a heartbeat, the highly educated seminary graduates etc. as spiritually mature. Let’s face it; sometimes we’re just raised that way.  Sadly, this is rather prevalent in the Indian community.

The author of Hebrews debunks this myth, saying that the spiritually mature are those who have trained themselves through constant use of Scripture to distinguish good from evil. The experience of salvation is not enough. As Christians, we must be in a perpetual state of growth, no matter how small. This is maturity. Don’t be deceived by false maturity. True maturity comes from constant use of the Word of God.  

The more we live our life in light of the Word of God, the more we see ourselves develop, with the ability to distinguish good from evil.