13 Bible Verses about Spiritual Immaturity
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And I, brothers, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
Of whom we have many things to say and difficult to declare, seeing ye are hard of hearing. For you should now be teaching others, if we look at the time, yet you need to be taught again which are the first elements of the oracles of God and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong food. For any one that uses milk is not qualified in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.read more.
But strong food belongs to those that are perfect, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
I have fed you with milk, and not with solid food, for until now ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
Brothers, be not children in understanding, howbeit in malice be ye children; but in understanding be perfect.
Now I say That the heir, as long as he is a child differs in nothing from a slave, though he be lord of all,
but is under the hand of tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
That we no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive,
For you should now be teaching others, if we look at the time, yet you need to be taught again which are the first elements of the oracles of God and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong food.
as newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;
Forsake that which is foolish and live and go in the way of understanding.
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal and walk as men?
I know thy works; behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no one can shut it, for thou hast a little strength and hast kept my word and hast not denied my name.
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spiritual Immaturity » Inability to receive strong doctrine
Brothers, be not children in understanding, howbeit in malice be ye children; but in understanding be perfect.
And I, brothers, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with solid food, for until now ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
spiritual Immaturity » Necessity for tutelage
Now I say That the heir, as long as he is a child differs in nothing from a slave, though he be lord of all, but is under the hand of tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
spiritual Immaturity » Continuance in the primary department
For you should now be teaching others, if we look at the time, yet you need to be taught again which are the first elements of the oracles of God and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong food.
as newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;
spiritual Immaturity » Instability of faith
That we no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive,