Hello, thank you so much for joining me today for Give Him 15.

The title of today's post is Moving Into Greater Authority.

In a post last week, I mentioned an important passage from Romans 8 regarding mature sons and daughters of the Lord, capable of representing

him on earth. I knew at the time that further explanation was needed regarding this.

I want to address this today. Today's teaching is also an appropriate follow-up to yesterday's post

regarding anarchy and a lack of leadership. There are several Greek words for a child, each depicting a

different level of maturity.

These words are also used to describe various stages of spiritual maturity.

Napios means no speech and refers to an infant or baby.

1 Corinthians 3.1 says, And I, brethren, could not speak to you infant or baby. 1 Corinthians 3.1 says,

and I, brethren, could not speak to you as spiritual men,

but as to men of flesh as to infants,

or the King James says, babes in Christ.

Hebrews 513, for everyone who pertakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness,

for he's an infant or babe. A Pideon, Pideon is a toddler or young child. Matthew 184 says,

whoever then humbles himself as this child, he's the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Ephesians 5.1, therefore, be imitators of God as beloved children, Pideon.

A technon is a child up to and including a teenager or young adult. Galatians 419 says,

My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you.

1. John 5, 21.

Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

And finally,

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