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2. 7 Levels of… • Baby • Little Child • Children • Young Man • Father • Elder • Aged ...Spiritual Growth

3. 1st Peter 2:2 Baby “Born Again” • Knows Nothing • Except what was necessary for salvation. 1st Peter 2:2

4. 1st John 2:12 Little Child “Eternally Secure” • Knows they’re saved • But not much else 1st John 2:12

5. Ephesians 4:14 Children “Growing” • Knows enough to be dangerous • Very Vulnerable Ephesians 4:14

6. 1st John 2:13(b) Young Men “Strong” • Knows the word of God • Not Vulnerable, rather…Discerning 1st John 2:14(b)

7. Ephesians 4:13 Father “Fully Developed & Spiritually Mature” • Knows the God of the word • Reproducing Reproducers 1st John 2:13 (a), 14(a)

8. 1st Peter 5:1-3 Elder “Experienced” • Knows people • Their lives are “Shepherd” like. Acts 20:17,28

9. Philemon 1:9 Aged “Proven” • Knows Life • A resource for Feeding& Feeders, alike Psalm 92:14

10. Want to Grow? Baby… VIRTUE Little Child… KNOWLEDGE Children… TEMPERANCE Young Man…PATIENCE Father…GODLINESS Elder…BROTHERLY KINDNESS Aged…CHARITY Add to your faith…

11. Baby… VIRTUE Little Child… KNOWLEDGE Children… TEMPERANCE Young Man…PATIENCE Father…GODLINESS Elder…BROTHERLY KINDNESS Aged…CHARITY

12. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing

13. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing • Proverbs 19:2 Also, thatthe soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

14. Genesis 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not goodthat the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

15. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing • Proverbs 19:2 Also, thatthe soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

16. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing • Isaiah 5:13Therefore my people are gone into captivity, becausethey have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.

17. Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. • Romans 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

18. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing • Isaiah 5:13Therefore my people are gone into captivity, becausethey have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.

19. John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, andthe truth shall make you free.

20. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing • Isaiah 5:13Therefore my people are gone into captivity, becausethey have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.

21. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing • Hosea 4:6(a) My people are destroyedfor lack of knowledge: …

22. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing

23. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing • Knowledge CAN BE a “Not –So-GOOD” Thing

24. Knowledge CAN BE a “Not –So-GOOD” Thing • Knowledge without SALVATION leads to DAMNATION

25. Knowledge CAN BE a “Not –So-GOOD” Thing • Knowledge without TRANSFORMATION leads toMALFORMATION

26. 1 Corinthians 8:1(b) … . Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

27. 1 Corinthians 15:33-34 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

28. You CAN have knowledge WITHOUT transformation YET…you CANNOT be transformed WITHOUT knowledge!

29. Romans 12:2. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

30. Romans 12:2. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. • Colossians 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him

31. Knowledge CAN BE a “Not –So-GOOD” Thing • Knowledge without TRANSFORMATION leads toMALFORMATION

32. Knowledge CAN BE a “Not –So-GOOD” Thing • Knowledge without INSPIRATION leads to STAGNATION

33. Romans 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but notaccording to knowledge.

34. Knowledge CAN BE a “Not –So-GOOD” Thing • Knowledge without INSPIRATION leads to STAGNATION

35. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing • Knowledge CAN BE a “Not –So-GOOD” Thing

36. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing • Knowledge CAN BE a “Not –So-GOOD” Thing • Knowledge is a GOOD Thing… INITsPROPERPLACE

37. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing… INITsPROPERPLACE • VIRTUE • KNOWLEDGE • TEMPERANCE

38. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing • Knowledge CAN BE a “Not –So-GOOD” Thing • Knowledge is a GOOD Thing… INITsPROPERPLACE • Knowledge is a GOOD Thing if it leads us to actually know the RIGHT things

39. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing if it leads us to actually know the RIGHT things • Know JESUS • Know your Kingdom ASSIGNMENT

40. Knowledge is a GOOD Thing • Knowledge CAN BE a “Not –So-GOOD” Thing • Knowledge is a GOOD Thing… INITsPROPERPLACE • Knowledge is a GOOD Thing if it leads us to actually know the RIGHT things

41. Want to Grow? Baby… VIRTUE Little Child… KNOWLEDGE Children… TEMPERANCE Young Man…PATIENCE Father…GODLINESS Elder…BROTHERLY KINDNESS Aged…CHARITY Add to your faith…

42. Baby… VIRTUE Little Child… KNOWLEDGE Children… TEMPERANCE Young Man…PATIENCE Father…GODLINESS Elder…BROTHERLY KINDNESS Aged…CHARITY