Hebrews 5:14
Memory Verse
But solid food belongs to the mature, the ones who, through the practice, exercise the senses, having discernment concerning both proper and wrong (Hebrews 5:14).
The maturity of a Christian relates to knowing and applying the desirous will of God to life. We are to stop being conformed—putting on a mask—to the legal age and be transformed by the renewed mind we possess in Christ so that we can approve what is God’s will for our lives (Romans 12:2).
As children of God, we are to be mature in our frame of mind, but inarticulate babblers when it comes to doing things that are wrong (1 Corinthians 14:20). The inarticulate babbler cannot handle the meat of the word. They seek only an emotional experience at Church and are unable to handle proper doctrine or the things of God (1 Corinthians 2:14).
The purpose of the local assembly is to bring each believer to maturity. This maturity relates to the oneness of faith and full experiential knowledge we have in Christ (Ephesians 4:13). Through proper teaching and doctrine, each believer can be brought to a place of maturity so they are acting in a wise manner concerning their lives when the Lord returns to take the Church home (Colossians 1:28).
It is the one who looks into the mature law of liberty and continues in it that is not a forgetful hearer. This is the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus that sets us free from the sin nature for through it we live by grace out from faith (Romans 8:2). These ones will mature in their understanding of Spiritual things and knowledge concerning God’s desirous will in every aspect of their lives (James 1:25). They are the ones who cast out fear as the love of God is brought to maturity in them (1 John 4:18).