Grow: Three Verses That Demand Spiritual Progress: 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Peter 2:2; 2 Peter 3:18

Welcome back to ReVlog! This week, we have Scott Lane back at the table with us (still rocking the no-hat look!) alongside Megan as we continue unpacking our Deepening Discipleship journey. Today’s discussion is a bit unique. Instead of a long narrative, we explore three sparse, individual verses taken from 2 Thessalonians, 1 Peter, and 2 Peter. Each verse zeroes in on a single, powerful word: GROW. We explore how different New Testament authors approach spiritual growth not as an optional addition to your faith, but as a mandatory lifelong trajectory. We break down: The "Given" of Growth: Why scripture treats maturity in Christ as a non-negotiable expectation for every believer—there is no spiritual retirement. The Newborn Baby Analogy: Unpacking Peter's imagery of new believers and exploring the church's collective responsibility to nurture and feed them rather than leaving them to figure it out alone. The Discipleship Feedback Loop: How investing in the spiritual development of others naturally loops back to convict, challenge, and grow your own faith. Wavy Lines vs. Linear Paths: Giving new and seasoned believers alike permission to accept that real progress is twisty, uneven, and rarely perfectly linear—and that’s okay. Whether you are studying the context around these verses or executing a deep word study on "grow," this conversation pushes past superficial markers to look at true, incremental progress in how we love one another and know the Lord.