Stasis

      Everyone, especially Christians, needs to learn something new each day. If you're not learning and growing, you become static and eventually dormant.  Stasis implies not moving, not changing, just like a stone or a weight.  Christians should be learning daily about living the Christ-filled life through prayer, meditation, and Bible study.  They also need to work to increase their knowledge of current events, science, the arts, grammar, philosophy, history, politics, and other subjects. Christians should take a back seat to no one intellectually.  Three verses of scripture are especially relevant here:

     A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain to wise counsels.  Proverbs 1:5 (KJV)

     But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and ... be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you of a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.  1 Peter 3:15

     For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.  But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.  Hebrews 5:13-14

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     Something to learn today: why did I use "needs" instead of "need" in the first paragraph?