​If inclusiveness here means welcoming all types of people at church, or recognizing the value of all types of people, then yes. One of the most basic tenets of Christianity is that all people are truly created equal, that every single person, of every stripe, every race, sex, color, social or economic position, is created in the image of God and therefore valuable, and that every single person is responsible to God, born fallen and in bondage to sin, and liable to the judgment due for that sin. If it means that all people are included in the invitation to repent of their sin and come to Christ in faith, and promised that if they do they will receive forgiveness, then again, yes. Christianity, in those ways, is a truly inclusive religion, but truly exclusive in the fact that there is no other way to eternal life than through Jesus Christ.

Spiritual maturity is measured by one’s likeness to Christ. Of course, it goes (almost) without saying that no likeness to Christ is possible at all as long as a person has no real faith-based relationship with him. That is, spiritual maturity is not even an issue when one is spiritually dead.
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For a Christian, though, likeness to Christ is the goal of our election (Romans 8:29) and the purpose of the work of the Holy Spirit in us. Viewed from another angle, spiritual maturity is measured the same way the maturity of a fruit tree is, by the amount and quality of its fruit, specifically what the Bible calls the fruit of the Spirit; and we’re not talking about some hyper-spiritualistic drama; rather, the Bible tells us what the fruit is that the Holy Spirit works in us; Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. Those are the measure of spiritual maturity.

​God, who created all things, who instituted the family, and whose wisdom infinitely exceeds ours, has given us his direction regarding child-rearing, and that includes corporal punishment. Proverbs 13:24; 22:15; 23:14; 29:15, 17; and Hebrews 12:7 all speak of the wisdom of such loving, measured punishment. The bible does not condone abuse, of course, but neither does it agree with those who equate all forms of corporal punishment with abuse.
Many today have more and more turned away from God’s wisdom in this area, and with an easily observable, and biblically predicted, outcome. The bible says that we reap what we sow, and perhaps nowhere is this principle more obvious than here. Children raised with no discipline grow up to be young adults without discipline and with no respect for order and legitimate authority. A look at what is happening on many college campuses today sadly bears this out.