by Stephen Rodgers This is the hub post for Elder Peter Lim’s 18-part series examining the signs of spiritual maturity. From this page, you can easily find and refer to all posts in this series. All posts in the Spiritual Maturity series: Signs of Spiritual Maturity #1: Introduction Signs of Spiritual Maturity #2: The Prerequisite Signs […]
“There are many Christian people in our churches today who do not want to be taught. They object to teaching and only look to be entertained. They say as much and criticize ministers who are trying to teach them. They insist they want something from the heart, and say they cannot be bothered with doctrine […]
by Elder Peter Lim As far back as I can remember, I’ve never been a needy person. That is, I never really felt like I needed other people to live a happy life. This was especially true when I first learned computer programming in 8th grade and felt like I would never run out of […]
by Elder Peter Lim A spiritually maturing Christian respects authority because Scripture describes several relationships that God has ordained wherein we are instructed to obey. These relationships are there not only to create order within society but ultimately is an illustration of God’s sovereignty over all relationships…whether they are easy to deal with or not. […]
by Elder Peter Lim When I was a boy, I remember first wanting to be a professional baseball player playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. My heroes included Steve Garvey and Bill Buckner. When it became apparent that I didn’t have the skills for it, I wanted to be a fighter pilot for either the […]
by Elder Peter Lim One of the most obvious signs of a maturing Christian is graciousness. At the root is the word “grace” which refers to the giving of something that is not necessarily deserved. In our context we are talking about someone who returns kindness when it may be justifiable to retaliate for an […]
by Elder Peter Lim “A carnal unregenerate mind is not at all worried if it never has time for spiritual thoughts. But a truly spiritually minded soul will mourn when it misses an opportunity for spiritual meditation and is determined to be more watchful in the future.” (John Owen, “Spiritual-mindedness”) In today’s society, our secular […]
By Elder Peter Lim A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a citadel. (Prov. 18:19) The book of Proverbs doesn’t tell us that this is the way things ought to be but rather It gives us wisdom to understand that this is the […]
by Elder Peter Lim One of the things that people look for when they first attend a church is genuine care and community. They might even count the number of times that others initiate discussions with them and attempt to befriend them. Repeat visitors often judge a church based on how many people actually remember […]
by Elder Peter Lim David F. Wells defines worldliness as: “that system of values, in any given age, which has at its center our fallen human perspective, which displaces God and his truth from the world, and which makes sin look normal and righteousness seem strange. It thus gives great plausibility to what is morally […]