1 Corinthians 3: 2

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

The difference between "milk" and "meat" for Christians...


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MILK AND MEAT IN HEBREWS

. This milk and meat talk comes from the Bible. The last four
verses of Hebrews 5 say, "We have much to say about this [the
priesthood of Christ], but it is hard to explain, because you are to
slow to learn. ...You need milk, being still an infant, not acquainted
with the teaching of righteousness. But solid food is for the mature,
who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from
evil."
. This sounds at first like what I described earlier. When we look
a bit further though, we find a big difference. Hebrews 6: 1-8 points
out that what makes milk MILK is not that it is easier to understand,
but that it must come from our Christian growth. Certain people have
to be on it for a long time, not because they can't understand meaty
teachings, but because they haven't put the first teachings into
practice yet. They are spiritually lazy and proud, consequently they
are in danger of falling away altogether.
. So, too, the solid food of Christian wisdom is not for the
intelligent. Rather, its for persons who persistently deny themselves
and follow Christ's example of loving service to others. The mature
are those "who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish
god from evil." The kind of food we need depends not on what we can
understand, but on how we live.

MILK AND MEAT IN 1 CORINTHIANS

. The Bible says more about milk and meat. In 1 Corinthians 3:2-3,
Paul writes, "I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not ready
for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. You are still worldly. For
since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not
worldly?"
. A meaty sermon, accordingly to the notion first outlined here,
might very likely accent differences between Christians. According to
this notion, Christians who eat solid food are those who are zealous
for doctrinal distinctiveness and wary of cooperating with other kinds
of Christians. According to the Bible, though, these Christians are
fooling themselves. They aren't ready for solid food; they need milk.
. The Greek word translated as jealousy in verse three points to a
partisan zeal at the expense of the larger Christian fellowship. This
kind of zeal is not a mark of Christian maturity, but of spiritual
childishness. We should all try to become sensitive to doctrinal
purity and to doctrinal error, but we must work our doctrinal
sensitivity into a full-grown, healthy Christian personality.
Otherwise we will wind up fighting with each other, suspecting each
other of evil purposes, and finding it hard even to talk to one
another.
. Try to remember 1 Corinthians 3 as you work out problems in your
spiritual growth and relationships with other Christians that are
different from you.

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Couldn't resist posting here cherryblossom,

Great topic, and I love the strong meat of the Bible. Upon visting the link, below I found 36 meat subjects, none of which we find the strongest of meats, the color issue.


Abiding in Christ
Angels
Armor of God
Be Like the Animals
Backsliding
Biblical Health Aspects
Evil Spirits
Faith
Feasts of the Lord
Financial Increase
Fruit of the Spirit
Gospel Message, The
Healthy Eating Habits
Holy Spirit
Baptism
Judge or Not Judge?
Kingdom of God
Kings of Judah
Lord's Supper, The
Losing Salvation
Ministry Credentials
Names of Jesus
Obedience
Old Man and New Man
Overcoming Sin
Power of the Tongue
Prayer and Fasting
Repentance
Sacred Vows
Salvation Journey,The
Satan
Spiritual Health Aspects
Spiritual Birth
Spiritual Gifts
Symbolism in the Bible
Unbelief
Water Baptism

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I did however find this,"But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil" (Hebrews 5:14). This may explain why the Christ-Centered Mall may not be ready for the strong meat of Color.

Bumped for cherryblossom, any discussion?

Concerning “Milk to Meat,” I'm interested in the spiritual connections between Isaiah and 1 Corinthians as Paul is speaking about milk and meat....

Isaiah 28:
[9] Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
[10] For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

Concerning “Milk to Meat,” I'm interested in the spiritual connections between Isaiah and 1 Corinthians as Paul is speaking about milk and meat....

Isaiah 28:
[9] Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
[10] For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:




cherryblossom,

While that may be true, your desire to take in the spiritual, the scriptures you have cited are making reference to doctrine, from whence the spiritual is acquired.

Keep this in mind doing your travels:

The ox knoweth his owner, and the *** his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

Ah sinful nation, a people ladden with inquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
Isaiah 1: 3-4