God's Word & Spiritual Growth

God's word commands believers in Christ Jesus to grow spiritually.Growth is God's law.Spiritual growth is for the living as the dead cannot grow.You must be spiritually alive to grow spiritually.
''As new born babes,desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow there by''(1Peter 2:2).

Sinners are dead spiritually,dead to the things of God,dead to spiritual things.
''Now the works of the flesh are manifest,which are these;Adultery,fornication,uncleanness,lasciviousness,idolatry,witchcraft,hatred,variance,emulations,wrath,strife,seditions,heresies,envyings,murders,drunkenness,revellings,and such like:...''(Galatians 5:19-21)
Homosexuals and lesbians are in these category,they cannot please God.

''For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh;but they that are after the Spirit,the things of the Spirit.
For to be carnally minded is death:but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:for it is not subject to the law of God,neither indeed can be.
So they that are in the flesh cannot please God.''(Romans 8:5-8)

''Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived:neither fornicators,nor idolaters,nor adulterers,nor effeminate,nor abusers of themselves with mankind,Nor thieves,nor covetous,nor drunkards,nor revilers,nor extortioners,shall inherit the kingdom of God.''(1Corinthians 6:9,10)A sinner can only come up alive spiritually through heart-felt repentance from sin and faith in Christ Jesus as personal Lord and Saviour.True spiritual riches and heavenly treasure comes by Jesus Christ.He alone can give a NEW BIRTH experience and salvation from sin.After this,comes an evidence of life,eternal life and a link with the God of heaven.He is not the God of the dead,but of those who have spiritual life.

In order to grow spiritually therefore,every believer must DESIRE growth more than all else.There must be thirst and hunger for spiritual growth.(Psalm 42:1,2; 63:1,2)
Also,disatisfaction with ones present spiritual attainment is of utmost important,

The WORD of God and spiritual growth cannot be seperated.''In the beginning was the Word,and the Word was with God,and the Word was God.And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us,and we beheld his glory,the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,full of grace and truth.''(John 1:1,14).God's word is the means of growth made available to believers in Christ by God.

Constant study,reading,hearing and meditating on the word of God are indispensable practices for spiritual growth.To continue to grow,one must abide in Christ who is our only source of nourishment.No believer is independent of Christ.(John 15:1-5).