Grown-Up Christianity

Grown-Up Christianity
Ephesians 4.11-16

‘Don’t be a baby.’ The words were meant to hurt, and they did.

But they had the desired effect. The schoolboy had been whimpering about somebody being mean to him. He was hoping that the teacher would come to his rescue. But he suddenly realized how silly he was looking – and how much sillier he would look if the teacher did intervene and protect him. There’s no point in behaving like a baby if you aren’t one. But think how cruel it would be if a real baby, only a few months old, were to be told, ‘Don’t be a baby.’ Always supposing the child could understand, there would be a real injustice in the command. A baby can’t help being a baby. It takes time to grow up...

Taken from Paul for Everyone – The Prison Letters by Tom Wright