Understanding Christian Growth, Part 1 (TMF:2788)
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Peace to Live By: Understanding Christian Growth, Part 1 (TMF:2788) - Daniel Litton
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Going to verse 10, and reading part of verse 9 again, “seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator” (9, 10, ESV). The idea, then, we have come to, has the appearance of growth. Christian growth. And this growth we are talking about isn’t something that is to be dreaded. That’s often the feeling that comes on the inside. That feeling of dread. The feeling, “Oh, God is going to put me through this or that to get me to grow. He’s going to cause hard times in my life.” However, that doesn’t seem to really be the picture. Think about it. Paul used the word “knowledge” in our verse. Students learn knowledge in school by going through the grades. In first grade, they are taught this or that, and then in third grade something else, and then in fifth grade still something else. It all builds upon what was previously learned. Generally grade-schoolers aren’t put through suffering to get them to grow, but they are taught.