Charles Spurgeon Commentary Ephesians 4:13

"till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:" — Ephesians 4:13 (ASV)

Till we all come in 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:

When all Christian people are well developed and mature, then the whole body of Christ will come to the stature of a perfect man. When will that be? There are some who are always looking for the perfect Church of Christ, but they have not seen it yet.

When Eve was in the making, Adam did not see her; it was only when she was complete that she became visible. In the same way, the real Church of Christ today is only in the making. When she has been fashioned out of the side of Christ, then she will be presented to him without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing. All the various agencies which God has appointed are working together for the fashioning of this perfect body of the Church.

Meanwhile, it is equally true that all believers are intended to grow to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Some of them are still in spiritual things only like infants; others are merely like boys and girls in the streets of Jerusalem, while some are half-developed men and women. Oh, that we could all come to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ!

You know how the servants stand recruits against a wall and then measure them to see whether they are up to the army standard. Now stand upright, and see whether you have come to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

Alas! How very short we are! Oh, that we could grow! Spirit of God, make us more like Christ!