All biologists know that growth is one of the properties of living organisms. It usually occurs by cell division and multiplication, so that new cells are formed, the body increases in size and learns how to function effectively. The template for this behaviour is in the DNA which provides all the messages to tell the new cells how to function.
 

Qualifications are important. Usually they mean that you have studied well, trained hard and are competent to do the job. And some think that we qualify ourselves for heaven by learning what to do, doing it well and proving our suitability for God's presence. But that is not so.

Faith in Christ, is just that: not faith in the church, or leaders or our own ability to follow religious rules - but trusting in the person of Jesus Christ. Of course, nobody can believe in Him unless they know who He is. Therefore it is critically important to know His identity, character, and authority. Today's verses explain all three.
 

For those who think that Jesus was merely a good teacher, these verses will come as a shock. The Son of God contained all the fullness of God. Everything that identifies God was in Jesus Christ. So the great divine characteristics of perfect love, absolute authority and infinite power were and are in Jesus. Jesus was not just a spokesman or representative of God (like a prophet), or an educator of God's ideas (like a teacher), or a demonstrator of good living (like a mentor): all the fullness of God was and is His rightful property.