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Spirituality is a popular subject, judging by the shelves of nearly any bookstore today. But how do we rightly judge the state of our own spirituality-and that of others around us? What standard should we use and what principles should we follow in our pursuit of spiritual growth? Pink argues that, “Scriptural knowledge is essential if we are better to understand ourselves and diagnose more...

3. Spiritual growth consists in a greater love for God. When pointing out the various aspects of regeneration (in chapter 6) we quoted Romans 5:5: “the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given unto us.” Contrary to the commentators we do not regard the reference there as being to God’s love for His people, but rather one of the blessed effects or consequences of the same. First, because the scope and unity of the whole context requires such an interpretation. In
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