What causes some Christians to grow deeper with the Lord and some to remain shallow?
What causes some newer Christians to know more about Scripture than those who've been Christians for many years?
What causes some Christians to get caught up in errors and some to recognize and avoid them?
Scripture offers these warnings, answers, and examples:
🩵 Christians who grow deeper with the Lord are those who trust Scripture and carefully avoid human philosophies.
“See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception [pseudo-intellectual babble], according to the tradition [and musings] of mere men, following the elementary principles of this world, rather than following [the truth—the teachings of] Christ.” Colossians 2:8 Amplified Bible
🩵 Christians who grow quickly prioritize their study of Scripture.
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
🩵 Christians who understand God care deeply about the accuracy of things they hear taught. No matter how popular, they carefully check their validity in God's Word.
“Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.” Acts 17:11-12
So let's do our best to be “approved” and “noble,” refusing to be taken “captive.”
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