Heb. 5:12
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles (teachings) of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food.
Heb. 5:13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of
righteousness, for he is an infant.
Heb. 5:14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses
trained to discern good and evil.
I made the point in last week’s sermon that the difference between milk and solid food is how you handle the word of God. If you just read your Bible you will be getting skim milk, however if you study God’s Word, taking a book at a time and learning about the author, the purpose of the book, the audience, etc. and carefully STUDY God’s word you will be soon be eating solid food and you will through the practice of obedience to God’s moral will revealed by the Holy Spirit in His Word, you have the recipe for mature spiritual growth. Of course if a church preaches topical sermons only without challenging you to stretch your understanding and knowledge of God’s Word, your diet of milk or basic truth can lead to spiritual malnutrition as well.
I recently came across this chart in one of my bibles (LASB) and it really spoke to me about our study of Hebrews. I pray for each of you daily and especially that we all mature in our faith and remain faithful to Christ. The writer of Hebrews remains confident in his audience as I remain confident in our flock of SDBC, that you too will be a Metachos, or partner with Christ, reining with Him in His coming Kingdom on Earth and in the new heaven and earth Jesus will create (Rev. 21). It is always helpful to examine our progress and can be especially helpful if we know what mature faith even looks like and perhaps what areas we
might need to work on.
Here are some differences between mature and immature choices…
MATURE CHOICES vs. IMMATURE CHOICES
Teaching others rather than…just being taught
Developing depth of understanding rather than… struggling with the basics
Self-evaluation rather than…self-criticism
Seeking unity rather than…promoting disunity
Desiring spiritual challenges rather than…desiring entertainment
Careful study and observation rather than… opinions and half-hearted efforts
Active faith rather than…cautious apathy and doubt
Confidence rather than…fear
Feelings and experiences rather than…experiences evaluated according to feelings
Evaluated in light of God’s Word
(Copyright Life Application Study Bible)
I love each of you individually with all my heart as we run the race together,
Pastor Steve
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles (teachings) of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food.
Heb. 5:13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of
righteousness, for he is an infant.
Heb. 5:14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses
trained to discern good and evil.
I made the point in last week’s sermon that the difference between milk and solid food is how you handle the word of God. If you just read your Bible you will be getting skim milk, however if you study God’s Word, taking a book at a time and learning about the author, the purpose of the book, the audience, etc. and carefully STUDY God’s word you will be soon be eating solid food and you will through the practice of obedience to God’s moral will revealed by the Holy Spirit in His Word, you have the recipe for mature spiritual growth. Of course if a church preaches topical sermons only without challenging you to stretch your understanding and knowledge of God’s Word, your diet of milk or basic truth can lead to spiritual malnutrition as well.
I recently came across this chart in one of my bibles (LASB) and it really spoke to me about our study of Hebrews. I pray for each of you daily and especially that we all mature in our faith and remain faithful to Christ. The writer of Hebrews remains confident in his audience as I remain confident in our flock of SDBC, that you too will be a Metachos, or partner with Christ, reining with Him in His coming Kingdom on Earth and in the new heaven and earth Jesus will create (Rev. 21). It is always helpful to examine our progress and can be especially helpful if we know what mature faith even looks like and perhaps what areas we
might need to work on.
Here are some differences between mature and immature choices…
MATURE CHOICES vs. IMMATURE CHOICES
Teaching others rather than…just being taught
Developing depth of understanding rather than… struggling with the basics
Self-evaluation rather than…self-criticism
Seeking unity rather than…promoting disunity
Desiring spiritual challenges rather than…desiring entertainment
Careful study and observation rather than… opinions and half-hearted efforts
Active faith rather than…cautious apathy and doubt
Confidence rather than…fear
Feelings and experiences rather than…experiences evaluated according to feelings
Evaluated in light of God’s Word
(Copyright Life Application Study Bible)
I love each of you individually with all my heart as we run the race together,
Pastor Steve
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