Press determinedly onward
All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. 16 Only let us live up to what we have already attained.
All mature believers should take this view of their lives. Understanding their own lack of perfection, they should, in Christ, never stop striving for perfection. They should never lose sight of the eternal goal that the Lord has set before them. These are the general principles that should govern believers’ lives.
At times, of course, there may be disagreement as to the exact manner in which those principles should be applied. Christians will not always agree on how Christian love should properly be applied in situations where the Word of God has not spoken. The Bible, after all, is not a code book with rules for every situation, but it does clearly set down
all the general principles that Christians need to direct their lives as they press forward to their eternal goal. As they together seek to apply those principles in a loving way to various practical situations, the Lord will help them agree on how they should act. And, of course, Christians should always act in accordance with the knowledge and spiritual maturity they have attained.