| | [[Cru]] defines [[spiritual]] growth as "the journey of growing in [[faith]] to know more about [[God]] and become the person that He created you to be."<ref>[https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/how-to-grow-spiritually.html#:~:text=Spiritual%20growth%20is%20the%20journey,1:9%2D10). How to grow spiritually]</ref> | | [[Cru]] defines [[spiritual]] growth as "the journey of growing in [[faith]] to know more about [[God]] and become the person that He created you to be."<ref>[https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/how-to-grow-spiritually.html#:~:text=Spiritual%20growth%20is%20the%20journey,1:9%2D10). How to grow spiritually]</ref> |
| − | The [[Saint Peter|Apostle Peter]] wrote: "His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and excellence. Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust and may become participants of the divine nature. For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your [[faith]] with excellence, and excellence with [[knowledge]], and knowledge with [[self-control]], and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with [love]]. For if these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord [[Jesus Christ]]." - 2 Peter 1: 5-8 NRSV | + | The [[Saint Peter|Apostle Peter]] wrote: "His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the [[knowledge]] of him who called us by his own glory and excellence. Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of [[lust]] and may become participants of the divine nature. For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your [[faith]] with excellence, and excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with [[self-control]], and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with [love]]. For if these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord [[Jesus Christ]]." - 2 Peter 1: 5-8 NRSV |