bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.” “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (Colossians 1:9–10 2 Peter 3:18) “We have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.“Grow in grace.” “But he gives more grace.” (2 Peter 3:18 James 4:6).Therefore, the biblical passages that follow are a way of waking our drowsy souls to feel a pure and holy dissatisfaction and stirring us up to pursue “all the fullness of God.” “Not that I have already obtained it, or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:12). It is the pursuit of those who have been pursued and captured by the strong arms of love. It is the increased appetite of those who have tasted and seen that the Lord is good (1 Peter 2:2–3). It is not a nail-biting uncertainty about our standing with God. ![]() “We must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away” (Hebrews 2:1). Drifting in self-contentment is not like basking in the pool of security, but like floating, fast asleep, toward the falls. One mark of Christian authenticity is discontentment with anything less than “all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:19).
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