5 levels of #Spiritual #Growth and #Testing

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The book of First Peter is a primer on five levels of spiritual growth, and the corresponding levels of suffering to be expected at each level. It is a systematic primer on how we can prepare for persecution. When we first believe in Jesus Christ, though we may be an adult in years, but we now begin our new spiritual life as an infant. We need to “grow up” into spiritual maturity, so as to become an effective soldier in the invisible war being waged against us by Satan and his fallen realm. As we go through these stages of growth, we will experience increasing degrees of suffering and affliction. The following steps illustrate this process.
1. The newborn believer can expect to go through various trials designed to strengthen us in our faith (1:6).
2. At the “adolescent” stage, we will find that we often suffer unjustly, simply because of our faith. Unjust suffering teaches us that life is not fair, but that God is faithful to strengthen and sustain us when we face unjust sufferings (2:19).
3. As we come to the stage of spiritual maturity, we begin to reflect the character of Jesus Christ. This is when we begin to suffer for righteousness’ sake (3:14,17).
4. Spiritual maturity is not the end of our Christian experience. In many ways, it is the beginning, as we become a true spiritual warrior, and learn to share in the sufferings of Christ Himself (4:12-13). This is a great honor in our spiritual journey.
5. The final stage, that of personal attack from the devil, is reached by those who become a genuine threat to the kingdom of darkness (5:8). This is the “hero of faith” stage presented in Hebrews chapter 11.

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