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From milk to meat

Dennis Lee·2020-12-01
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Dennis Lee examines Hebrews 5:11-14 to illustrate the problem of spiritual immaturity in biblical teaching, using the metaphor of progressing from milk to meat. The article explores how the Hebrews writer had to address his audience's spiritual dullness before advancing to deeper doctrinal instruction about Christ's superior priesthood, offering practical insights for contemporary Christian education and preaching.

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses...

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Author
Dennis Lee
Date

2020-12-01

Source
Standard Bearer
Scripture References
Hebrews 5:11-14Proverbs 6:6Philippians 3:13-14John 17:17
Topics
New TestamentBiblical InterpretationPreaching
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