Explaining the "Stages" of spiritual growth and maturity in the Lord Jesus Christ!

[Prince Danny]

I believe that God has established "stages" in our maturity in excelling in the fruits and gifts of the Spirit being more and more in the likeness of Christ Jesus and is wanting the Church of Jesus, the Bride of Christ to move to the next stage. Many believers in the denomination world of Christianity have received Salvation by the Holy Spirit and have received the "inbreathed" Spirit of God but their are many who has because of limited teaching and knowledge of the word, they have fallen short and need to move to the next level in receiving the "outpoured" Spirit of God in the baptism of the Holy Spirit. This happens when those who have had this experience do lay their hands on those believers who have the faith in receiving this anointing and power. The devil has done a good job in bring deception to the Body of Christ but this will be no longer! Born again believers are going to move to the next stage of spiritual growth and maturity in Jesus. If you are anointed and you speak in unknown tongues, you have the power and anointing to "do" the works of Christ. Did Jesus lay His hands on people? Yes, Did the Apostles lay their hands on people? Yes, then you are I are to do the same.. And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.” And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?”
So they said, “Into John’s baptism." Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.(received "inbreathed" Spirit) ”When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. (received the "outpoured" Spirit) Now the men were about twelve in all.
Do you notice that Paul found some Disciples meaning they were already saved but they lacked power and anointing, they needed to advanced to the next stage as many believers need to do in this hour of the Lord. Now the next stage is to Prophesy.. Acts 2:17‘ And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.
I also want you to understand that The same anointing that God placed upon all the kings, priests and prophets of the OT is the same Holy Spirit anointing to come upon all Born again believers under the New Covenant unto God. Oh Glorious this is!! Instead of God anointing a king, a priest or a prophet at a certain needed time, He has chosen to put His Holy Spirit within all believers in Christ, anointing believers in the very power and authority of Christ, to do the very works of Christ as a King and a priest unto Him.. Now as we move to the next stage which is to prophesy, this is God speaking a living word, a rhema word not just to you but also to those whom you come into contact. 1 Cor. 14:1-4 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification. The word of God says to covet or strongly desire to prophesy and to excel in the spiritual gifts. This is the next stage of spiritual growth and maturity in Christ. I am going to break this down in two parts but to those here who have advanced in this stage, would you kindly share how you received this ability to prophesy? There are Christians who are being called to the next level and need to be taught How... In part 2, I will discuss the stages of the gifts along with the fruits of the Spirit and how we all are to be maturing to be fully used of Jesus in these last days.. Blessings..