Paul says that Christians will grow into “the full stature of Christ” (Eph 4:13).1 He doesn’t seem to mean sometime in the distant future or way off in heaven. He seems to mean here and now. Which is an astonishing thought. It seems almost heretical, but the text says exactly that. It teaches that Christians will normally become saints. In the New Testament, “Christian” wasn’t yet a common word. So do you remember how
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