Four kinds of Christians

It's so important to remember there are four kinds of Christians; there are "babes," "children," "young men," and "old men." 

Remember, as there is a 'strong faith' there is also a 'weak faith'. ---- 

Matt. 15:28 "Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith!"

 Matt. 8:26 "But Jesus said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” 

So when we explain the evidences of faith in a true Christian we must always remember there are evidences that are proper to a strong faith, but also there are evidences that are proper to a weak faith.

   Now a "babe" will not find within the same evidences of grace that are found in more mature Christians, and if you expect from them the same grace "you will certainly grieve and sadden those precious lambs of Christ that He would not have grieved and saddened.

Now if someone cannot find the evidences of a strong faith within, he must not conclude that he has no faith, for he may have in him the evidences of a weak faith even though he has not the evidences of a strong faith in him. 

In Christ's school, in His house, His church, there are several sorts and ranks of Christians, there are babes, children, young men, and old men; and accordingly ministers in their preaching and sharing should sort their evidences so that babes and children may not be found bleeding, grieving and weeping, where they should be found joying and rejoicing." Thomas Brooks.