Real maturity is to arrive to the fullness of Christ, by having Lives that are centered IN THE SPIRIT. The way is the Lord Jesus Christ, when he the spirit of truth guide us into all truth if we keep follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth we shall BE FOUND IN HIM! Such a standard is set before us, not to discourage us, but to challenge us to FOLLOW ON─ daily yielding ourselves to Him, that He might finish all of His in-workings. The end is secure by him, O yes we shall BE FOUND IN HIM, for it is His purpose to gather together in one all things in Christ! “10. into an administration of that which fills up the seasons (fitting situations) [or: unto a dispensing of the entire contents of the seasons; a house‑law of the full measure of the fitting situations; a management of a household of the complement of the seasons; an administration of the fullness of the eras], to itself bring back all things (the whole) up under one Head [or: to bring back to and gather round the main point] within the Christ: the things upon [other MSS: within] the heavens and the things upon the land (earth) ‑ within Him!(Ephesians 1:10)”
“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their old nature with all that it loved and lusted for. If our lives are centered in the Spirit, let us be guided by the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:24-25, Phillips Translation).
Arthur S. Way: “nothing less than the standard of Messiah’s own perfection”
“One fact is becoming increasingly clear, God measures everything from the start to the finish by the perfections of HIS SON, Jesus Christ, as it is written: “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:13). ”
Phillips reads: “we arrive at real maturity─ that measure of development which is meant by ‘the fulness of Christ.”‘