{"id":4683,"date":"2026-10-09T09:08:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/?p=4683"},"modified":"2026-10-09T09:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:13:34","slug":"are-we-there-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/are-we-there-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Zijn we er al?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4683\" class=\"elementor elementor-4683\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1cc30f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1cc30f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30f8ecf\" data-id=\"30f8ecf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec5f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ec5f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are We There Yet?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4928a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4928a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cTill we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.\u201d<\/em><br \/><em><strong>Ephesians 4:13<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>Have you ever been on a long trip with children in the car? There seems to be one common question often asked: \u201cAre we there yet?\u201d They know there is a destination, and they want to arrive at that destination as soon as possible.<\/p><p>The apostle Paul is writing to the saints at Ephesus, setting before them many wonderful truths about the Christian life. Here in chapter four, he has reminded them that the Lord Jesus Christ, as the risen, glorified Head of the body, which is the church, has given gifts to His body \u201cfor the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.\u201d These gifts were given \u201ctill we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.\u201d<\/p><p>Another helpful translation puts it this way: \u201cUntil we all arrive at the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, at [the] full-grown man, at [the] measure of the stature of the fulness of the Christ.\u201d<\/p><p>The idea here is that there is a destination to arrive at, and that destination for every Christian is to be like the Lord Jesus Christ. The phrase \u201ctill we all come\u201d or \u201carrive at\u201d is the key to understanding our destination as Christians. This word is used eight times in the book of Acts to describe travelers arriving at their destinations.<\/p><p>A few years ago, it was very popular in Christian circles to ask, \u201cWWJD?\u201d meaning, \u201cWhat Would Jesus Do?\u201d But the goal for followers of the Lord Jesus is even higher than doing what He would do. Our desire ought to be to become more like Him, to be what He is. In other places, Paul sets out the thought of being transformed into His image (Rom. 12:1-2; 2 Cor. 3:18).<\/p><p>Every believer is on a journey here in this life. We are not to simply meander through life, not knowing where we are headed. Our destination is described in our verse using three words, each closely related to the other two and each building on the next. 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