Let Us Go On To Perfection

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Let Us Go On To Perfection
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• Hebrews 61

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Let Us Go On To Perfection

• Hebrews 512-61

2015
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Let us go on to perfection!

• What is perfection?
• The mind of a Christian
• Spiritual growth! Attitudes and actions that
  promote growth!
• What is a Christian?
• Examine yourself spiritual indicators
• Dealing with sin
• Worshipping God in spirit attitudes
• Living a moral life

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Let us go on to perfection!

• Discerning between good and evil
• Challenges of Christians discouragement,
  rejection, apathy, persecutions, etc.
• Our example to others
• Relationships caring about others
• We are brethren

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Hebrews 61
Therefore, leaving the discussion of the
elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to
perfection, not laying again the foundation of
repentance from dead works and of faith toward
God,
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Hebrews 61

• Let a word in English meaning,1) To permit or
  allow2) An imperative expression to a request or
  command
• These instructions are NOT optional!
• Cf. Heb. 512-14

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Hebrews 61

• Us all of us!
• EACH of us! Individually, we must each do this.
  Cf. 2 Corinthians 510
• ALL of us together as the body of
  ChristEphesians 416Romans 124-5

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Hebrews 61

• Go on to action in a positive direction
• In context, these brethren had not matured as
  they should have. FAILED to meet reasonable
  expectations!
• MOVE AHEAD!
• 2 Peter 318, Col. 110Philippians 312-141
  Corinthians 924-27

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Hebrews 61

• Perfection
• ?e?e??t??, (teleiotes)
• Can mean1) Free of defect or flaw (Matt. 548)
• 2) Complete, fully mature1 Cor. 1310Col. 314,
  1 Cor. 26Eph. 413Heb. 514, full age

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Marks of Maturity

• Heb. 512-61
• You ought to be teachers
• Enough time had passed, they should identify
  error and be able to expose it
• 1 Peter 315
• Ephesians 414
• Ephesians 611

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Marks of Maturity

• Heb. 512-61
• A grasp of first principles
• Knowing the basics (milk, elementary principles)
  of the utterances of God
• How is your level of understanding now?

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Marks of Maturity

• Heb. 512-61
• Grown up (of full age)
• Again, indicates maturity! Acting mature, etc.
• 1 Corinthians 26
• 1 Peter 22
• Ephesians 415, may grow up

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Marks of Maturity

• Heb. 512-61
• Able to digest solid food
• Can we eat a stronger spiritual diet? (Both
  application and understanding)
• Cf. 1 Corinthians 31-2

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Marks of Maturity

• Heb. 512-61
• Skilled in the word of righteousness
• 2 Tim. 215, Handling the word accurately
• Romans 613, instruments of righteousness2 Tim.
  221, useful for the Master

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Marks of Maturity

• Heb. 512-61
• Able to discern good and evil
• Senses exercised.
• We know right and wrong (even when not directly
  stated i.e. applying principles, etc.)
• Philippians 19-11
• Includes exposing false doctrine Ephesians 511

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Other Marks of Maturity

• James 32, Controlling the tongue
• Matthew 544-48, Loving your enemies
• Philippians 311-15, Realizing imperfections
• 2 Peter 15-11
• Putting Him first, cf. Matt. 1921

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Am I growing as I ought to?