{"id":17421,"date":"2020-07-03T20:51:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T20:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmanuel.tv\/?post_type=content&#038;p=17421"},"modified":"2023-09-21T12:34:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T12:34:34","slug":"mature-christians","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/emmanuel.tv\/es\/content\/mature-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"MATURE CHRISTIANS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--vcv no format--><!-- vcwb\/dynamicElementComment:4e5efbb0 --><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-4e5efbb0\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-4e5efbb0\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><!-- vcwb\/dynamicElementComment:71f1f67d --><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-71f1f67d\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-71f1f67d\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-71f1f67d\"><!-- vcwb\/dynamicElementComment:4f213e03 --><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-4f213e03\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-4f213e03\"><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Our knowledge of the Bible must be broad and holistic. Don\u2019t make the Bible say what you want to hear. Don\u2019t bring in what you think you need to hear. This is about what God has to say to you. Respond to Him in dialogue. That means it is as much about listening as it is about speaking. Open your eyes and your heart to hear His voice. You can read and think and pray all day but unless you live in God\u2019s Word as well, you will miss the point. The Word helps man walk with God, receive from God and fulfil God\u2019s will on the earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Those people who choose the Scriptures they want to live by are not eager about such other areas as holiness, consecration, evangelism, judgement and the love of God. However, these other areas and the love of God work in concert to develop man spiritually. But all that they want is merely to receive from God. They often pray \u2013 \u2018God, give me, give me\u2026\u2019 It is true the Word of God talks about receiving from God. However, we cannot give out to others until we ourselves have received something from God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">We cannot rely on bits and pieces from the Bible to develop into strong, mature Christians. We need the whole counsel of God \u2013 all the bits strung, fastened and laced together in our lives \u2013 for us to develop into a strong spiritual man. Faith is important to our spiritual development because the Bible urges us to live by faith (Romans 1:17). 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