Generally speaking to Grow is a Good thing.
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 Life for a Human begins at conception.  Two Living cells join and there is a new Life .
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But that two cell Living being must Grow to reach its potential.
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At some point in Human development Physical we stop growing.  There is a period of time when we maintain and then we begin to age.
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Our Knowledge of the Physical world is zero when we are born.
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But we learn rapidly.  To eat, to sleep, to walk, to talk, to play, to read and write, and to work.
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 Learning is an important vitalizing aspect of our Lives .
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Long after we have ceased growing Physicially we continue to Grow in Knowledge .
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What does it mean to Grow Spiritually ?
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When we Receive Christ Jesus we are born of the Spirit by the Word of God .
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Just as the sperm and egg create a new Physical Creature , so the Spirit and Word create a new Spiritual Creature .
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As wonderful as pregnancy and birth are to the parents, they look forward to the development of that Child .  
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We are created Spiritually Perfect in the NewBirth in the same way that the two cell physical being has all the DNA necessary for a full grown Human Being to develop.
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But we must Grow Spiritually .
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How do we do this?
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 2 Peter 3:18 <br><i>
But Grow in Grace , and in the Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ . To Him be Glory both now and for ever. Amen .</i>
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This verse Commands us to Grow in Grace .
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 Grace is the unmerited Favor of God .
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We are to draw more and more from Grace just as a new born baby draws more and more nourishment from its mother`s milk.
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 2 Peter 3:18 also Commands us to Grow in Knowledge of Jesus Christ .
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As the new born Child experiences the care that its Mother provides,  it comes to Know that it is loved.
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The child`s awareness of its mother`s Love is the Foundation for the child`s Peace , Comfort and psychological developmemt.
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 God wants us to Know Him .  He is Love .  His Grace is inexhaustible because His Love is.
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 Christ Jesus is God in the Flesh .  He gave Himself for us while we were yet sinners.  He is the proof of God`s Love .
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A Child will not develop properly without the Physical and Emotional input from its Mother .
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We will not develop properly Spiritually without feeding on Grace and Knowledge of Christ Jesus .
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Do you want to Grow ~big and strong~ Spiritually ?<br><br>
Expect more from God because of the finished Work of Jesus Christ .
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And as 2 Peter 3:18 concludes:
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<b><i>To Him be Glory both now and for ever. Amen .</i></b>
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