Dict: tcr - DETERIORATION-DEVELOPMENT

tcr:

DETERIORATION

- DEVELOPMENT @ (A) DETERIORATION, a tendency of the sinful life- kjv@Isaiah:1:22; kjv@Jeremiah:7:26; kjv@Jeremiah:16:12; kjv@Ezekiel:16:47; kjv@Hosea:13:2 kjv@Luke:11:26; kjv@2Timothy:3:13; kjv@2Peter:2:20 Dross, DROSS (B) BACKSLIDING, (Select Reading Malachi:3.7-18. Gal. Gal 4)- Malachi:3:7-10; Galatians:4:1~~31 Results of Selfish Absorption~~ kjv@Proverbs:14:14; kjv@Isaiah:1:4; kjv@Jeremiah:14:7; kjv@Hosea:11:7 Religious Indifference- kjv@Matthew:24:12 Unfitness for the Kingdom- kjv@Luke:9:62; kjv@Galatians:1:6 Bondage to Forms- kjv@Galatians:4:9 Divine Displeasure- kjv@Hebrews:10:38; kjv@2Peter:2:20 Loss of Spiritual Enthusiasm- kjv@Revelation:2:4 Apostasy, UNFAITHFULNESS & UNFAITHFULNESS Forsaking God, UNFAITHFULNESS & UNFAITHFULNESS (C) BACKSLIDERS, causes which tend to produce Absence of Spiritual Leaders- kjv@Exodus:32:1,8; kjv@1Samuel:15:11 Evil Associations- kjv@1Kings:11:4 Worldly Success- kjv@2Chronicles:25:2,14; kjv@Psalms:78:57; kjv@Hosea:6:4; kjv@Zephaniah:1:6 Shallowness- kjv@Luke:8:13 Emptiness of Life- kjv@Luke:11:24,25,26 Lack of Spiritual Insight- kjv@John:6:63,64,66; kjv@1Timothy:5:15 Love of the World- kjv@2Timothy:4:10 Apostates, UNFAITHFULNESS Covenant-breakers, UNFAITHFULNESS Wanderers, ESTRANGEMENT (D) SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT, (Select Reading, Hebrews:5.11-14, 6.1-16)- Hebrews:5:11-14; 6:1-16 (E) SPIRITUAL GROWTH, Enjoined In Fruitfulness- kjv@2Corinthians:9:10 Into Christ- kjv@Ephesians:4:15; kjv@Colossians:1:10 In Love- kjv@1Thessalonians:3:12; kjv@1Thessalonians:4:10 Unto Perfection- kjv@Hebrews:6:1 Through "The Word"- kjv@1Peter:2:2 By Accretion- kjv@2Peter:1:5,6 In Grace and Knowledge- kjv@2Peter:3:18 Divine Perfection, PERFECTION (F) EXAMPLES OF GROWTH The boy Samuel- kjv@1Samuel:2:26 John the Baptist- kjv@Luke:1:80 The Boy Christ- kjv@Luke:2:40,52 Paul- kjv@Acts:9:22 The Thessalonians- kjv@2Thessalonians:1:3 (G) SPIRITUAL MATURITY, how Secured By Putting away Childish Things- kjv@1Corinthians:13:11 By Cultivating the Understanding- kjv@1Corinthians:14:20 By Striving after the Christ Ideal- kjv@Ephesians:4:13,15 By Partaking of the Deeper Truths of the Gospel- kjv@Hebrews:5:14 By Overcoming Temptation- kjv@1John:2:14 "Be Strong", BATTLE OF LIFE (H) SPIRITUAL IMMATURITY Inability to Receive Strong Doctrine- kjv@1Corinthians:3:1,2; kjv@1Corinthians:14:20 Necessity for Tutelage- kjv@Galatians:4:1,2,3 Instability of Faith- kjv@Ephesians:4:14 Continuance in the Primary Department- kjv@Hebrews:5:12; kjv@1Peter:2:2 (I) SPIRITUAL PROGRESS

(1) A Characteristic of the Righteous- kjv@Job:17:9; kjv@Psalms:84:7; kjv@Psalms:92:12; kjv@Proverbs:4:18; kjv@2Corinthians:3:18; kjv@1Timothy:4:15 Christ's Perfection, PERFECTION (I) SPIRITUAL PROGRESS

(2) The Larger Life- kjv@2Samuel:22:37; kjv@1Kings:4:29; kjv@1Chronicles:4:10; kjv@Psalms:18:36; kjv@Psalms:118:5; kjv@Isaiah:54:2 kjv@John:10:10; kjv@2Corinthians:6:11; kjv@Ephesians:3:17,18,19