What does it mean to mature in our faith?

Listen to Adrian Rogers.

Growth requires the passage of time.

You will not be instantly mature.

Now, I did a little reading.

I found out that a mouse reaches maturity in three months.

Cats and dogs able to reproduce in 12 to 18 months,

gorillas and chimpanzees when they're 10 years old.

But human beings mature and become self-sufficient

almost the slowest of all species.

That's very interesting about those of us who think we are the smartest.

There's no instant maturity.

And just keep plotting along and you will find out that you will grow.

Welcome to Love, Word, Find, featuring the profound insights

and practical biblical lessons of Adrian Rogers.

In part one of today's message we learned that a growing Christian

is a maturing Christian.

However, there are some Christians who are saved but aren't growing.

We'll never know true victory and joy

unless we learn how to be a growing Christian.

The Apostle John compares spiritual maturity

to three stages in our physical lives.

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