Related commentaries – Maturity

Three categories of believers – I John 2:12 – 2:14

Measuring height on the cellar door

Under the house where I grew up, on the farm, we had a celler (Not a basement) with a dirt floor where my mother stored all the fruits and vegetables we had raised for the winter. On the cellar side of the door, my mother would periodically have me stand with my back to the door so she could put a mark for my height and list my age. I would often go to the door just to take a look and see how much I was growing, always excited to see the progress. Wouldn’t it be great (or would it) if we had such a chart at the back of the church? We could all stand against the door frame and see how much we have all grown spiritually in the last 6 months or year. (Lou Nicholes - Missionary/Author).