Thursday, February 3, 2011

BOOK REVIEW 3/2011

Growing Up, Spiritually
Written by Kenneth E Hagin

Papa Hagin awesome book encourages you to locate yourself from the three growth categories

1 - Babyhood Stage
'as newborn babes desire the sincere milk of the Word that you may grow thereby' 1 pet 2:2

This stages the body of Christ needs to ensure that babes are fed and taken care of. We should be more caring for the babes as they need a lot of attention.

a) Innocence and a teachable spirit b) Ignorance c) Irritability

2 - Childhood
'that we henceforth be no longer children...' Eph 4:14
a) Unsteadiness, unreliable, Spasmodic
b) Curiosity (contrary 1 Thess 4:11)
c) Talkativeness (Prov 10:19)

3) Manhood
a) Esteeming earthly things lightly
b) Deadness to censure or praise
c) Ability to recognise God at work (terrific example of Joseph - Be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance - Gen 45:5,7)

Papa Hagin explains the need to walk with the Father and to walk in Love. He also explains the categories of the natural man, the carnal man and the spiritual man. we aught to be spiritual man and to feed on the right diet