Here’s the gist, human. The young, ambitious Peter, and the young, skeptical James grew up, spiritually. From baby Christians, eye witnesses of our Savior on earth, to spiritual leaders and two voices that prompt us to grow toward God by living a life that represents his truth on our ground.

The simple scripture-based exercise in e175, e176, and now e177 is meant to call out my faith, your faith and how it is defined by our spiritual maturity in action.

God’s Word illuminates his faithfulness by what I do. There is no substitute for God’s Word. I love immersing in it and letting God’s spirit speak.

My faith is defined by my spiritual maturity in action, his truth on my ground. God’s Word illuminates his faithfulness by what I do.

So I have an answer for how much clearer God needs to be

He is perfectly clear.

And I have a response. Grow up, human.

E177.

2 Peter 1:5-8

5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 177 What is Your Truth on the Ground? (Part 3, Spiritual Maturity, Peter’s parting words)

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Here’s the gist, human. Peter’s first letter is impassioned, truth-seared, and glorious. It comes from his experiences, that he has lived his life trading measure for measure, that what he does in action, will receive a reciprocal spiritual strengthening. That spiritual maturity is embracing the glory-bound spiritual gain of things. His life convinces us of this: that a full investment in our obedience yields the highest spiritual return.

We can’t not hear Peter.

My faith is defined by my spiritual maturity in action, my truth on the ground. God’s Word illuminates my faith by what I do.

So I ask us, “how much clearer does God need to be?

Peter speaks. Let’s listen.

E176.

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 176 What is Your Truth on the Ground? (Part 2, Spiritual Maturity, Peter)

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Here’s the gist, human. So James had been sharing the Gospel for 10+ years and Peter for 30+ years at the time they wrote their letters.

What strikes me about these letters is the maturity of James and Peter. They both offer wisdom that comes from one place: living in the middle of hard-fought truth on the ground. How to be obedient, the mind battles that fight us, the attributes of God to lay hold of, and the urgency of every moment, tempered with an assurance about how one should act to walk with Jesus.

Because they both fought hard to establish and sustain the early church on the way, truth and life of Jesus Christ.

They would know.

We should listen.

E175.

James 2:22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 175 What is Your Truth on the Ground? (Part 1, James)

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#spiritualmaturity ##God’ssovereignty #faithtowitness #honoringstruggles #midweekmotivation #knowingGoddeeply #fiercefaith #becomingpoorinspirit #faith #witness #findthelostsheep #instagramreels #christfollowers #hopewriterscommunity #truthtotablecommunity #mywitness99 #howtogrowmyfaith #buildingspiritualcharacter #growmyfaith #leavethe99 #boldChristianwitness #God’sstory #Iamfound #christianpodcast #christfollowers

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