Quotes about Growth
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!
— Hebrews 5:12
For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.
— Hebrews 5:13
But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
— Hebrews 5:14
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
— Hebrews 6:1
For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
— Hebrews 6:7
Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
— Hebrews 12:7
No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.
— Hebrews 12:11
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
— James 1:3
Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
— James 1:4
As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
— 1 Peter 1:14
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
— 1 Peter 2:2
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
— 2 Peter 1:5