Growing in Grace & Knowledge of Christ

"When you say fellowship with God, I should ask you what you specifically mean by God."

"Well, the Bible describes God as the Creator, the ruler, the builder of the universe, the One to whom all men, every living soul, is responsible."

"What do you mean by responsible?" I asked. "Are you referring to the levels or states involved in the process of responsible, maturing fellowship with God?"

He shook his head again. "I don’t think we would use those terms: levels or states. I know what you’re talking about. I think we would put it this way: As the Bible indicates, a new Christian, as a newborn babe, desires the sincere milk of the Word. So, the Bible says there are different strata of growth. First there is the new Christian and he understands to a certain degree. There is also a teenage Christian and he understands a little bit more. And in the Bible it says that the mature Christian eats the meat of the Word. He gets into the deep understanding. This, of course, is parallel with the growth of the Christian. We call it the process of sanctification: being cleansed and forgiven of sin and growing to be more like Christ. It’s a growth process. Christian life is a way of walking in fellowship with God, the knowledge of God, and being continually made over in Christ.

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