It seems that much of American Christianity has lost sight of the goal of growing to maturity in Christ. This loss of vision has had serious consequences for the quality of our witness and ministry. In Aiming at Maturity, Steven W. Rankin seeks to bring back into focus key qualities of spiritual maturity and summarizes important biblical passages to show the scriptural foundations that call for spiritual maturity. Rankin also addresses certain tendencies in popular Christian culture to reduce doctrinal truths to sound bites with the laudable but counterproductive goal to make doctrine memorable, therefore applicable. Thinking more expansively about certain key doctrines related to the work of Christ and the impact of grace contributes to growth toward maturity in a way that popular descriptions of these doctrines do not. Finally, Rankin also challenges readers to consider the important role of emotions in developing Christlike dispositions, which contribute toward producing the fruit of a mature Christian life. By looking at relevant modern research, Aiming at Maturity shows the inherent connection between thoughts and feelings that draw us closer to the actual biblical description of the heart.
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Topic
Theology & ReligionSubtopic
Christian Church
Maturity
and
Mission:
The
Corporate
Dimension
149
in
no
way
lessens
the
impact
of
Christ’s
call.
Clearly,
if
we
do
not
commit
ourselves
to
corporate
maturity,
we
will
not
realize
it.
We
need
some
criteria
for
assessment,
therefore,
so
that
we
can
check
progress
in
growth.
Assessment
presents
a
difficult
challenge,
be-
cause
we
oſten
depend
on
quantitative
measures
for
evaluation
and
we
are
talking
about
qualitative
things.
When
it
comes
to
“practical
applica-
tion,”
it
becomes
far
too
easy
to
develop
a
simple,
relatively
manageable
list
of
criteria
for
measurement.
e
problem
with
this
common
response
is
that
it
tends,
by
reification
and
abstraction,
to
disconnect
biblical
prin-
ciples
from
relationship
to
God
and
others.
Yet
we
must
have
some
useful
means
for
assessment.
How
are
we
doing
on
the
path
toward
spiritual
maturity?
We
will
bring
this
study
to
a
close
with
ideas
to
try
in
your
personal
life
and
in
your
group.
e
final
chapter
offers
a
framework
for
this
task.
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