PRINCIPLE 4: AFTER YOU ARE BORN AGAIN, YOUR SPIRIT IS A NEWBORN BABY AND IT MUST GROW.

 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5: 17

“……If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation..”

2 Corinthians 5: 17

When you are saved, something great has happened. There is no doubt about this. However, we must understand exactly what has happened. When somebody is born into this world, he starts life as a baby. It is important that he matures into an adult.

“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, THAT YE MAY GROW thereby:

1 Peter 2: 2

There are times when people have the wrong impression about Christianity. The evangelist preaches and says, “Tonight is your night! Your life will never be the same again after today.” He goes on to add, “After tonight, every yoke shall be broken in your life.” He declares, “All you who are heavy laden must come to Jesus and He will give you rest.” This may give the impression that you instantaneously become a mature Christian. But that is not the case at all!

Being born again is the beginning of a long process. Being born again is like being born into this world. You must go through three important stages of development. Every Christian goes through these three stages whether he knows it or not! The baby stage, the childhood stage, and then the mature adult.

Stage 1: The spiritual baby

When a Christian is at the baby stage of his development he has all the characteristics of a natural baby. All babies cry a lot. A spiritual baby is easily offended. Anyone who is easily offended is an immature spiritual baby. Little things offend him and he is always upset about one thing or the other. All churches have a lot of babies who are easily offended. But life is full of offenses and you must grow up so that you are not easily offended.

Baby Christians, just like natural babies are unable to help or control themselves. A baby defecates anytime, anywhere, and in front of anyone. There is no controls whatsoever. A spiritual baby is unable to control his fleshly appetites. He continues to live in sin. He lives according to the dictates of his flesh and does whatever he feels like doing. As you mature you still have certain feelings but you don’t yield to them unless it is appropriate. If you are living on drugs, pornography, and immorality and have no control over your flesh, then you are a spiritual baby.

 

Credits: Excerpts from

How to be born again and avoid hell

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

Comments

  1. Beryl5 July 2023 at 03:24

    Every born again Christian must feed their newly born spirit on God's word in order to grow into a mature Christian. Lord put in my heart me a great hunger for Your word that my spirit may devour the word and grow into maturity.

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  2. Mercy5 July 2023 at 03:56

    Being a born again Christian is a process just like the natural baby. May I grow from stage to stage until maturity stage of a Christian

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  3. Ãm Çliffé5 July 2023 at 04:03

    Being born again is the beginning of a long process. You start by becoming a spiritual baby who has to grow, by feeding, and this feeding is not natural food but the word of God

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  4. Irene5 July 2023 at 04:12

    Every born again Christian goes through three stages of growth whether he knows it or not.

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  5. Renson mamadi5 July 2023 at 04:45

    My God! May I grow in my walk with God.

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  6. Elvina omalla5 July 2023 at 05:59

    Amen may I grow from stage to stage in Jesus name

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  7. Chesang'5 July 2023 at 07:36

    May God guide us in every stage that we may experience growth in Jesus name 🙏

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  8. Otsieni cornér5 July 2023 at 07:49

    Being born again is the beginning of a long process that the new born Christian must go through to grow into a mature Christian. Lord, may You fill my heart with a great desire to feed off from Your word so that I may be a mature Chris in Jesus's name

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  9. Anonymous5 July 2023 at 07:54

    Amen,Help me O Lord to grow spiritually as a Christian

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  10. Nelson Mandela5 July 2023 at 08:01

    Grace to always feed on your word and stay deeply rooted as mature Christian, may I receive it in the name of Jesus Christ amen.

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  11. Purity5 July 2023 at 08:13

    Amen.As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that I may grow thereby:

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  12. Vivian Atieno5 July 2023 at 08:41

    When we receive Christ,we are like new born babies who are starting new life , and desires the sincere milk of the word to go through the three stages of growth.. Heavenly Father put in my heart a burning desire for your word that I may become a mature Christian,in Jesus name amen 🙏

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  13. Nina orwa5 July 2023 at 08:56

    Salvation is the beginning of a long process we don't stop at salvation

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  14. Esther lovega5 July 2023 at 10:16

    May God help me to grow spiritually step by step until I become a mature christian Amen🙏

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