Comparison of Childhood Faith and Mature Adult Faith
Topic : Mature, Maturity|
Childhood Faith |
Mature Adult Faith |
| Good Christians don't have pain or disappointment. | God uses our pain and disappointment to make us better Christians |
| God helps those who help themselves. | God helps those who admit their own helplessness. |
| God wants to make us happy. | God wants to make us into the image of Jesus. |
| Faith will help us always explain what God is doing (things always work out). | Faith helps us stand under God's sovereignty even when we have no idea what God is doing. |
| The closer we get to God, the more perfect we become | The closer we get to God, the more we become aware of our own sinfulness. |
| Mature Christians have answers. | Mature Christians can wrestle honestly with tough questions because we trust that God has the answers. |
| Good Christians are always strong. | Our strength is in admitting our weakness. |
| We go to church because our friends are there, we have great leaders, and we get something out of it. | We go to church because we belong to the body of Christ. |
