Yet all too often those admitted to Christ's religion are content to remain spiritual pigmies. By heresies I mean inadequate or incomplete views of God. For example, when I was about six years of age, a Sunday School teacher was telling the story of Jesus dying on the cross. She asked me to explain. She wisely took time to explain that while Jesus was indeed the Son of God, the Word made Flesh, the Image of the Invisible God, Very God of Very God, He was at the same time Very Man of Very Man.
Growth involves stretching our mind.
It involves giving time and thought to the things of God, pondering and weighing Holy Scriptures, and putting into practice those things we learn from Holy Writ. Growth, whether physical or spiritual, is never easy. It's struggle all the way. It requires the discipline of a soldier, the perseverance of an athlete, and the hard work of a farmer. It requires taking risks.