Comments on: Survey: Spiritual Maturity Comes Through Intentionality http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/24/survey-spiritual-maturity-comes-through-intentionality/ Wed, 22 May 2013 02:32:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Carlos http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/24/survey-spiritual-maturity-comes-through-intentionality/#comment-66685 Carlos Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:23:45 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=33170#comment-66685 After the Lord God has chosen to forgive you in mercy and grace (salvation), you must then continue running the the good race (not towards salvation, which is already securely and permanenetly provided for by the Blood and Sacrifice of our Lord Adonai Yeschua Mashiach), but towards intentional dicipleship and maturation in the Lord so as to be able to give every man an account of your faith in the true and living God and to strongly defend the faith once and for all deliverd unto the saints! {that would be us}.. After the Lord God has chosen to forgive you in mercy and grace (salvation), you must then continue running the the good race (not towards salvation, which is already securely and permanenetly provided for by the Blood and Sacrifice of our Lord Adonai Yeschua Mashiach), but towards intentional dicipleship and maturation in the Lord so as to be able to give every man an account of your faith in the true and living God and to strongly defend the faith once and for all deliverd unto the saints! {that would be us}..

]]> By: Check out | HeadHeartHand Blog http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/24/survey-spiritual-maturity-comes-through-intentionality/#comment-66604 Check out | HeadHeartHand Blog Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:32:16 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=33170#comment-66604 [...] Survey: Spiritual Maturity Comes Through Intentionality In some ways, it’s a pity we need a survey to tell us that “Christians on the path to spiritual maturity have a habit of seeking God through prayer and worship—not just in church but also as a part of their daily life as a way to please and honor God.” [...] [...] Survey: Spiritual Maturity Comes Through Intentionality In some ways, it’s a pity we need a survey to tell us that “Christians on the path to spiritual maturity have a habit of seeking God through prayer and worship—not just in church but also as a part of their daily life as a way to please and honor God.” [...]

]]> By: Joe Carter http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/24/survey-spiritual-maturity-comes-through-intentionality/#comment-66532 Joe Carter Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:14:23 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=33170#comment-66532 I agree with you, Paula. If only about half of the people who are attending services regularly are actively "seeking God" then it's no wonder their is a paucity of spiritual maturity in the American church. I agree with you, Paula. If only about half of the people who are attending services regularly are actively "seeking God" then it's no wonder their is a paucity of spiritual maturity in the American church.

]]> By: Paula http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/24/survey-spiritual-maturity-comes-through-intentionality/#comment-66476 Paula Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:32:17 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=33170#comment-66476 If we can generalize this, only half of the church is worshipping and seeking during the week. That's awful. The discrepancies between male and female believers is also serious, and implications are eternally greater than my marital status (single), but unfortunately, that's the first thing that comes to mind. If we can generalize this, only half of the church is worshipping and seeking during the week. That's awful.

The discrepancies between male and female believers is also serious, and implications are eternally greater than my marital status (single), but unfortunately, that's the first thing that comes to mind.

]]> By: Online Dating, Intentionality, and Spiritual Maturity | TransformingWords http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/24/survey-spiritual-maturity-comes-through-intentionality/#comment-66471 Online Dating, Intentionality, and Spiritual Maturity | TransformingWords Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:08:03 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=33170#comment-66471 [...] I also won’t randomly become a better Christian. As Ed Stetzer says in a recent post by The Gospel Coalition, “Spiritual maturity is not an accident; seeking God speaks of intentionality – the [...] [...] I also won’t randomly become a better Christian. As Ed Stetzer says in a recent post by The Gospel Coalition, “Spiritual maturity is not an accident; seeking God speaks of intentionality – the [...]

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