Spiritual Maturity

Paul teaches, “Speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of Him who is the head, that is, Christ” (Ephesians 4:15). In this context of church unity and spiritual maturity (vv. 13-14), Paul says, rather than be spiritually immature and easily deceived, we are to speak the truth to one another, with love, so that we can all grow in maturity. We are to train one another in truth—the foundational gospel truths, truths about who God is and what He has called us to do, hard truths of correction, etc.—and our motivation to do so is love.

~Dr. Robert L. Taylor, Bible Expositor; Teaching with God’s grace & power