Thursday 4/4/13

Ephesians 4:13-14 ESV

until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.

What are the end goals for building up Christians and the body of Christ?

_ to attain the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God: I think it means we are all fully understand and united in faith and knowledge of God.

_ to mature manhood: meaning we are not like children, but able to take responsiblities, to think and plan, to work and keep, to supervise and correct... like a grown man.

_ to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: to understand how great our God is.

When we have matured, we will achieve understanding and stability, able to see through and not being tosses around by waves deception and craftiness and scheming. We can resist fall doctrines,  and correctly follow & apply the faith in our lives