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1、CHARACTERISTICSANDDYNAMICSOFSPIRITUALMATURITYDefinitionofmaturity:Webster’sDictionarydefinesmaturityas:1)Havingattainedfullgrowthordevelopment.2)Havingreachedadesiredstage,especiallyafterprocessing.3)Havingthecharacteristicsassociatedwithanadult.4)Carefullythoughtout(e.g.amaturedeci
2、sion).5)Dueandpayable(e.g.amaturebond).Otherwordsassociatedwithmaturityare:adult,big,developed,full-blown,full-fledged,full-grown,grown,grown-up,ripe,ripened.Allthesedefinitionsandwordsthatareusedforphysicalthingsdoapplytospiritualmattersaswell.Trueleadersarechosenwithalevelofmaturi
3、ty,andareexpectedtogrowintohigheranddeeperlevelsofmaturitywithtime.A)Elevenbasiccharacteristicsofthespirituallymatureperson1)RelationshipwithGodisthemostimportantpriorityforthespirituallymatureperson.2)Relationshipwithpeopleisthematureperson’snextpriority.3)ThematurepersonfocusesonG
4、odinsteadofmen.·New,immatureChristiansusuallyfocustoomuchonthemselvesinordertopleasepeopleandtheflesh,andarethereforetossedtoandfrobyeverywindofdoctrineandopinionsofmen(Ephesians4:14).·NomatterhowcloseyouaretotheLord,youhavetomakeaconsciousefforteachmomenttofocusonGod.·EvenPeterwhow
5、asveryclosetotheLordJesuscouldyieldtothetemptationofthedevil“nottobemindfulofthethingsofGodbutthethingsofmen”(Mark8:33).4)Spirituallymatureindividualsarewise,intheirdealings,thoughts,words,andactions,andtheyexerciseinsightbeforetheyacceptthingsthatcometheirway.·Immaturepeoplearealwa
6、ysfretful,easilyagitated,foolishlyaggressive,andveryimpulsive.5)Spirituallymatureindividualsarepatient,goodlisteners,understanding,gentle,andcareful.·Immatureindividualsarelikechildrenwhoarealwaysanxious,careless,anddifficulttoreasonwith.6)TrulyspiritualandmatureChristiansarehumble,
7、becausetheyhavesubmittedtotheLordandhaveallowedGodtobreakandmoldedthemintousefulvesselsofhonorfortheMaster’suse,andforGod’sutmostpurposes(2Timothy2:20-22).TheirhumilitycausesGodtopourabundantgraceintotheirlives,marriages,home,families,work,andministry(1Peter5:5,6;James4:6).7)Trulysp
8、iritualandmatureBel
