Milk or Solid food?
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[h=2]Re: Milk or Solid food?[/h]i suppose this is a question that each believer should constantly ask in order to access his/her spiritual growth; to find out if they are still feeding on milk or have gone on to feed on strong meat. but in order to be able to do this accession, the believer has to first of all know what milk is and solid food is in the Word of God. the milk of the word is when the believer's knowledge of Christ is only based on the synoptic gospels( eye witness account of the 12). in other words if what you know about Christ is only drawn from the OT and the synoptic gospels; then you are still feeding on meal. But when you get your understanding of Christ according to the revelation of the mysteries, then you are beginning to grow up to maturity. There is a mass difference between knowing Christ according to the flesh( according to his early ministry 2000yrs ago) and knowing Christ according to the revelation of the mystery- which is Christ in you the hope of glory. in other words, Christ after His resurrection,now lives in the believer and the believer in Christ- a mutual exchange of lives. Christ was made our sin to the end that we may be made the righteousness of God in Him.
Judging... hmmm... We judge others frequently. I judge as unwise the guy who consistently drives 20 mph over the limit, even in poor weather. I judge him as dangerous when he passes me on the right. I judge as kind the lady at the grocery store who always smiles and says 'Hello'. I judge as prickly the person who makes unnecessary negative comments. Am I judging anyone on here? No, but I am noticing that someone seems to be perceiving judgment. We all do it. Most of us just don't share our judgments openly. Jesus didn't say simply, "Don't judge." Rather, He says, "Make a right judgment."
Now to milk and solid food... I have heard this passage preached badly many times, usually by someone who has an inflated idea of their own understanding. We all learn at different rates, and attend churches with a wide variety of emphases. Ultimately, only God gets to judge who is consuming milk and who is consuming solid food. As for the rest of us, we would do well to encourage one another, and not criticize another's faith; to his (or her) own Master he (or she) answers.
Regarding the passage specifically, I would suggest that what is presented in Heb. 6:1-2 is the milk, because these are described as 'foundational' in v. 2.
Now to milk and solid food... I have heard this passage preached badly many times, usually by someone who has an inflated idea of their own understanding. We all learn at different rates, and attend churches with a wide variety of emphases. Ultimately, only God gets to judge who is consuming milk and who is consuming solid food. As for the rest of us, we would do well to encourage one another, and not criticize another's faith; to his (or her) own Master he (or she) answers.
Regarding the passage specifically, I would suggest that what is presented in Heb. 6:1-2 is the milk, because these are described as 'foundational' in v. 2.
moving forward is maturing, the willingness to move beyond the elementary teachings is beginning the maturation process. and it IS a process. when that holy fire comes in spirit ( let the reader understand) its not an easy or fun thing but what is left afterward God will exalt and use for His glory. press on bro
2 Peter 2:1-3
Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, [SUP]2 [/SUP]like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, [SUP]3 [/SUP]if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 3:1-3
And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. [SUP]2[/SUP]I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able,[SUP]3 [/SUP]for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?
Solid food has to do with being Mature in the Lord.
Milk is the pure Word of God. Also means a new Born Again Christian.
Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, [SUP]2 [/SUP]like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, [SUP]3 [/SUP]if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 3:1-3
And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. [SUP]2[/SUP]I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able,[SUP]3 [/SUP]for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?
Solid food has to do with being Mature in the Lord.
Milk is the pure Word of God. Also means a new Born Again Christian.
Yes, I have also found it takes quite some time to get away from "being fed" rules and rituals by preachers, and learning to live by knowing and trusting Jesus' influence in your heart.
The trap for me was being convinced that learning and perfecting the mimicking of laws and rules was meat..... when it was really just getting me used to a comfortable diet of milk. Kind of like learning to recite your ABC's or being able to memorize your multiplication tables, thinking that you were then a "true" writer or mathematician.
When, in effect, doing those things only gives us the basics, the milk. It takes stepping out in pure, unsure, scary faith, trusting not in our own practiced and perfected performances in the feeling of the mental and emotional safety of rehearsed rituals, but solely in nothing more than something Jesus told us He did 2,000 years ago to understand "meat".
The trap for me was being convinced that learning and perfecting the mimicking of laws and rules was meat..... when it was really just getting me used to a comfortable diet of milk. Kind of like learning to recite your ABC's or being able to memorize your multiplication tables, thinking that you were then a "true" writer or mathematician.
When, in effect, doing those things only gives us the basics, the milk. It takes stepping out in pure, unsure, scary faith, trusting not in our own practiced and perfected performances in the feeling of the mental and emotional safety of rehearsed rituals, but solely in nothing more than something Jesus told us He did 2,000 years ago to understand "meat".
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I appreciate the encouragement 