1 Thessalonians 4:1 KJV
Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and
exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to
walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
1 Thessalonians 4:10 KJV
And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren
which are in all Macedonia
This
chapter uses the phrase "more and more"
two times. It is obvious then that the Christian life is not to be considered a
stagnant one, but an ever growing one. Paul wasn't in Thessalonica long but he
was there long enough to have taught them those commands that are most basic to
faith. From there, he told them they should simply grow more and more.
How we
practice the faith is a relatively easy thing.
- We take what we have been taught and we
grow with it
- We do what we have been taught to do and
- We do it better and
- We do it more
As we
practice our faith we will learn more doctrine and more truth. We will discover
more application of Biblical teaching. We simply add that to those things we
grow in.
The Christian
life is not to be a shallow knowledge of a few doctrines but an ever more
intimate knowledge of all those things that God has prepared for us.
It is a
lifelong pursuit of spiritual perfection.
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