Spiritual Growth

…being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

…so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

…gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

…so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food! …

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. …

You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.

Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,

…rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, …