Chris from South Carolina writes in with a really good question, Pastor John, hello.

If Jesus grew spiritually and then he cites Luke 252, an amazing reference that Jesus did

grow spiritually, spiritual growth in its essence must be marked by something other than

sinning less.

So what is the essence or perhaps the goal of spiritual growth that sinless Jesus was

moving toward?

What would you say to Chris?

Excellent question.

So let me put a couple more passages of Scripture alongside Luke 252 so we can see how crucial

the question really is.

Luke 252 says, and Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.

So this is where Chris sees growth in Jesus spiritual life.

He increased, he increased in wisdom and he increased in favor with God and so on.

So there was some kind of movement, some kind of growth as Chris says.

Now let's add to Luke 252, Hebrews 210.

It was fitting that he, God, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many

sons to glory, that he should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.

So here we have God making Jesus perfect through suffering.

So Jesus is in some sense moving toward perfection and here's the one of the verse.

Hebrews 5, 8 and 9.

Although he was a son, although Jesus was a son of God, he learned obedience.

Catch that phrase.

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