{"id":1429,"date":"2025-10-27T23:33:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T21:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abksa.org.za\/?page_id=1429"},"modified":"2025-10-27T23:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T21:34:08","slug":"grow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abksa.org.za\/af\/grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Grow (Groei)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1429\" class=\"elementor elementor-1429\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c25d3e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c25d3e2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82bd32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e82bd32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/abksa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Grow-Icon-Transparent-1-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1220\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abksa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Grow-Icon-Transparent-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/abksa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Grow-Icon-Transparent-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/abksa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Grow-Icon-Transparent-1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/abksa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Grow-Icon-Transparent-1.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf4f31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9cf4f31\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626d4f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"626d4f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grow (Groei)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d7e48 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81d7e48\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d26f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d26f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Growing in grace&#8221; is a Christian concept that refers to the ongoing process of spiritual maturity, guided by God&#8217;s unmerited favor. While salvation is received in an instant, spiritual growth is a lifelong journey where a believer becomes more like Jesus Christ. This process, also known as sanctification, involves an increasing reliance on the Holy Spirit rather than self-effort. <br \/>The biblical command to &#8220;grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ&#8221; comes from 2 Peter 3:18. This verse ties together the need for both a deepening experience of God&#8217;s grace and a greater intellectual understanding of who Jesus is.<\/p><p>Growing in grace requires a fundamental understanding that our goodness and salvation are not earned but are gifts from God. Instead of striving for perfection through self-effort, a believer relies on God&#8217;s power to change their heart and life.<\/p><p>The more a person learns about Jesus Christ through studying scripture and prayer, the more they appreciate His love, mercy, and sacrifice. This appreciation, in turn, fuels a desire to become more like Him.<\/p><p>As believers grow in grace, they are transformed from one degree of glory to another into the likeness of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18). This progressive sanctification, or holiness, involves letting go of old sinful habits and attitudes, such as bitterness and malice, and developing Christ-like virtues.<\/p><p>Growing in grace is not a solitary endeavor. It includes deepening fellowship with other believers and extending God&#8217;s grace to others through acts of mercy, service, and forgiveness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grow &#8220;Growing in grace&#8221; is a Christian concept that refers to the ongoing process of spiritual maturity, guided by God&#8217;s unmerited favor. 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