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Hebrews 5:14
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Hebrews 5:14
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14 Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.
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Hebrews 5:14
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Hebrews 5:14
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14 But solid food is for the mature,(A) who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.(B)
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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14 But people who aren’t spiritual[a] can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. 15 Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others.
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- 2:14 Or who don’t have the Spirit; or who have only physical life.
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God(A) but considers them foolishness,(B) and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit(C) makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,
1 Thessalonians 5:21
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1 Thessalonians 5:21
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21 but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.
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1 Thessalonians 5:21
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1 Thessalonians 5:21
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1 Corinthians 2:6
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1 Corinthians 2:6
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6 Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten.
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1 Corinthians 2:6
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1 Corinthians 2:6
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God’s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit
6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature,(A) but not the wisdom of this age(B) or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.(C)
Ephesians 1:18
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Ephesians 1:18
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18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.[a]
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- 1:18 Or called, and the rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his holy people.
Philippians 1:9-10
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Philippians 1:9-10
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9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. 10 For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return.
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Philippians 1:9-10
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Philippians 1:9-10
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9 And this is my prayer: that your love(A) may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,(B) 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,(C)
Ephesians 4:13
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Ephesians 4:13
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13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
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Ephesians 4:13
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Ephesians 4:13
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13 until we all reach unity(A) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God(B) and become mature,(C) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.(D)
Isaiah 7:15
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Isaiah 7:15
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15 By the time this child is old enough to choose what is right and reject what is wrong, he will be eating yogurt[a] and honey.
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Isaiah 7:15
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Isaiah 7:15
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15 He will be eating curds(A) and honey(B) when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right,
Philippians 3:15
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Philippians 3:15
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15 Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you.
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Philippians 3:15
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Philippians 3:15
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Following Paul’s Example
15 All of us, then, who are mature(A) should take such a view of things.(B) And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.(C)
Matthew 6:22-23
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Matthew 6:22-23
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22 “Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. 23 But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!
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Matthew 6:22-23
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Matthew 6:22-23
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22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,[a] your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy,[b] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
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- Matthew 6:22 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
- Matthew 6:23 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.
1 Kings 3:9
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1 Kings 3:9
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9 Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?”
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1 Kings 3:9
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1 Kings 3:9
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9 So give your servant a discerning(A) heart to govern your people and to distinguish(B) between right and wrong. For who is able(C) to govern this great people of yours?”
Romans 14:1
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Romans 14:1
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The Danger of Criticism
14 Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong.
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Romans 14:1
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Romans 14:1
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The Weak and the Strong
14 Accept the one whose faith is weak,(A) without quarreling over disputable matters.
Genesis 3:5
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Genesis 3:5
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5 “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”
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Genesis 3:5
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Genesis 3:5
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5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God,(A) knowing good and evil.”
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