Maturity 1 Maturity 2 Maturity Col 4 12

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Maturity 1

Maturity 1

Maturity 2

Maturity 2

Maturity Col. 4: 12, “Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of

Maturity Col. 4: 12, “Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God. ” 3

Maturity Col. 4: 12, “Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of

Maturity Col. 4: 12, “Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God. ” • Teleios: Having reached its end. • Biblical translations: complete (2), mature (4) more perfect (1) perfect (12) 4

Maturity 1 Cor. 13: 9 -13, “For we know in part and we prophesy

Maturity 1 Cor. 13: 9 -13, “For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect (teleios) comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been full known. So now faith, hope and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love” 5

Maturity Ro. 12: 2 [NLT], “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world,

Maturity Ro. 12: 2 [NLT], “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect (teleios). ” 6

Maturity 7

Maturity 7