Internal Evidences of Inspiration & Maturity
John 3:30 states "He must increase, but I must decrease." This means that inward Christian growth must increase while there is a lessening in terms of influence, popularity, and authority. These seven words are so important for us in understanding our internal spiritual development and maturity. It is so sad that too many honest well meaning believers are directed to think that salvation and staying saved is our most important plan. These seven words relate to 2 Corinthians 3:18, which says, "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." This is metamorphoo which is Greek meaning change, transfiguration, or transformation. It is being changed from a sense or mental leadership, to a Word of God hunger for the mysteries hidden in the Spirit to spirit transformation. The deeper the darkness the brighter we should w...