Measuring Maturity

Spiritual maturity doesn’t happen over-night. When John wrote his first epistle, he mentioned little children, children, young men and fathers (1 John 2:12-14)—each at a different level of growth.

Although it’s not always easy to pinpoint a person’s maturity level, the following chart provides a jumping-off place to help someone grow.

Level of Growth	Lost person	Young or Carnal Christian	Growing Christian	Reproducing Christian
Capability	Cannot feed self	Must be fed	Feeding self	Feeding others
Commitment	None	Weak	Strong	Consistent
Your responsibility	Live and present the gospel	Build	Train	Send
Suggested materials or resources	Four Spiritual Laws, Gospel of John, give your testimony, invite them to church	Invite to spend time with growing Christians, present Holy Spirit booklet or Transferable Concepts, 10 Basic Steps, quiet time	Inductive Bible-study methods, Scripture memory, God: Discover His Character by Bill Bright	Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman, Personal Disciplemaking by Chris Adsit

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