Spiritual Dementia: When Christians Stop Growing

Guest speaker Zach Roberts explores 2 Peter 1:5–14 and challenges Christians to grow in faith. When believers stop developing spiritually, they risk spiritual stagnation and forgetting the importance of their salvation. Peter lists seven character qualities—virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity—that should mark a Christian’s life after conversion. Roberts emphasizes that salvation is not earned through works but is a free gift; spiritual growth comes afterward as believers live out their faith. Neglecting growth leads to spiritual dementia—losing sight of the gravity of salvation’s transformative power. By actively pursuing these qualities and remembering their conversion, Christians avoid stumbling and remain firmly rooted in Christ as they await His return.