Get Solid Food, Not Weak Teachings

Get Solid Food, Not Weak Teachings. The body of Messiah needs to be taught Kingdom Principles.

Hebrews 5:11. Concerning this subject we have much to say but it is hard to explain, since you have become sluggish in your hearing. 12. For now you ought to be teachers by this time, but you again need someone to teach you the fundamental principles of the words of God from the beginning and you have become needy of milk and not solid food. 13. For everyone who shares milk is inexperienced in the teaching about righteousness, for he is a baby: 14. but solid food is for the mature saints, those who have exercised for themselves the senses that are trained by practice for distinguishing both good and evil (Ezek. 44:23, Rom. 2:18). 6.1. On this account, let us leave the elementary message about Messiah, for the maturity to which we should be brought, not again laying a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God, 2. of teaching of immersions, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3. And, if only God will permit, we will do this. 4. It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gifts and have become sharers of the Holy Spirit 5. and have tasted the full measure of the Word of God and works of power of the coming age 6. then if they fall away, to restore them again to repentance, because they crucify the Son of God anew for themselves and hold Him to contempt. 7. For the land that has often drunk rain that has come upon it and bears useful plants for those for whom it is cultivated, receives a share of the blessing from God: 8. but when it bears thorn plants and thistles it is worthless and close to cursed, for which the end is to be burned over.

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This article is one of 839 in the four-volume One New Man Bible Companion by Rev. William J. Morford: commentary, word studies, myths corrected, Jewish roots, and maps.