MATURE … LIVE UP TO WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY / PHILIPPIANS 3:15-16

(KJV) Philippians 3:15-16

 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. ¹⁶ Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

Christians who have made progress in terms of spiritual growth and stability must not become unconcerned or allow a lack of dedication to be part of their lives. Mature followers of Christ are those who continue to grow in their relationship with God – through good times and bad – continually living up to what they have “already attained” and beyond. Becoming more mature and making this kind of progress in your Christian life requires the following:

1. You must put into practice the Biblical knowledge you already have and the truth you already understand. You are responsible to apply to your life what God has already shown you. Christians often ask God to give them “more” spiritually; but why should God give us more when often we are not living up to and applying the Biblical principles we already know? (1 Corinthians 2:6; 3:1-3; Hebrews 5:12-6:1).
2. You must press on to higher levels and a deeper relationship in your spiritual life as you walk with God. This means breaking the up-and-down cycle of spiritual victory followed by defeat that will restrain or completely stop your Christian maturity. Circumstances will change and your feelings will go up and down, but you can still make constant and steady spiritual progress by growing closer to God and applying His Word through it all.

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1. BUT ONE THING I DO / PHILIPPIANS 3:13-14
2. RIGHTEOUSNESS THAT COMES FROM GOD / PHILIPPIANS 3:9
3. THAT I MAY GAIN CHRIST / PHILIPPIANS 3:8-11
4. DOGS … MEN WHO DO EVIL … MUTILATORS / PHILIPPIANS 3:2
5. FOR EVERYONE LOOKS OUT FOR HIS OWN INTERESTS / PHILIPPIANS 2:21
6. TIMOTHY / PILIPPIANS 2:19
7. POURED OUT LIKE A DRINK OFFERING / PHILIPPIANS 2:17
8. CROOKED AND DEPRAVED GENERATION / PHILIPPIANS 2:15
9. GOD WHO WORKS IN YOU / PHILIPPIANS 2:13
10. WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION – FEAR AND TREMBLING / PHILIPPIANS 2:12
11. MADE HIMSELF NOTHING – NATURE OF A SERVANT HUMAN LIKENESS / PHILIPPIANS 2:7
12. BEING IN VERY NATURE GOD / PHILIPPIANS 2:6
13. YOUR ATTITUDE SHOULD BE THE SAME / PHILIPPIANS 2:5
14. IN HUMILITY / PHILIPPIANS 2:3
15. THEY WILL BE DESTROYED … YOU WILL BE SAVED / PHILIPPIANS 1:28
16. STAND FIRM IN ONE SPIRIT / PHILIPPIANS 1:27
17. TO DIE IS GAIN / PHILIPPIANS 1:21
18. THE DEFENSE OF THE GOSPEL / PHILIPPIANS 1:16
19. PURE AND BLAMESS / PHILIPPIANS 1:10
20. BEING CONFIDENT OF THIS / PHILIPPIANS 1:6
21. LOVE MAY ABOUND … IN KNOWLEDGE / PHILIPPIANS 1:9
22. JOY / PHILIPPIANS 1:4
23. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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