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Born again in the Holy Spirit is only the first step in the spiritual maturity in Jesus Christ. Here is a selection of verses which emphasizes the importance of growth in our spiritual practice.

"Ye therefore, beloved, knowing `these things' beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him `be' the glory both now and for ever. Amen."

2 Peter 3:17-18

"For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.
For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.
But solid food is for fullgrown men, `even' those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil."

Hebrews 5:12-14

"Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you."

2 Corinthians 13:11

"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Mark 14:38

"seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;
whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in that world by lust.
Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in `your' virtue knowledge;
and in `your' knowledge self-control; and in `your' self-control patience; and in `your' patience godliness;
and in `your' godliness brotherly kindness; and in `your' brotherly kindness love.
For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."

2 Peter 1:3-8

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms `and' hymns `and' spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God."

Colossians 3:16

"He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)
And he gave some `to be' apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:
till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, `even' Christ;"

Ephesians 4:10-15

"Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth."

2 Timothy 2:15

"Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;
if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:
unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,"

1 Peter 2:1-4

"BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed `thereto' according to thy word."

Psalms 119:9

"Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth."

Colossians 3:2

"We are bound to give thanks to God always to you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith growth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;"

2 Thessalonians 1:3

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