“Ephesians 4:13-16 presents spiritual maturity as absolutely necessary and the lack of it as a dangerous state for the church to be in…a church lacking in spiritual maturity will likely succumb to the machinations of false teachers and other forces of error who are resolved to deceive, mislead, and destroy.” (Emmanuel Mbennah, The Mature Church, p. xii)

“When the gifts operate in their God-appointed manner, and the saints are active in service for the Lord, three dangers are avoided: immaturity, instability and gulibility.” (William MacDonald, Believer’s Bible Commentary, p. 1936)