12 Bible Verses about Spiritual Immaturity

And I, my brethren, could not speak to you, as to spiritual persons, but as to carnal ones, even as to babes in Christ.

Concerning whom we have much to say and difficult to be explained, since ye are become dull of hearing. For whereas ye ought for the time to be teachers of others, ye have need again of some one to teach you the first rudiments of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk and not of solid food. For every one that wanteth milk, is unacquainted with the doctrine of justification; for he is an infant:read more.
but firm food is for persons come to age, who by habit have their senses exercised to a discernment both of good and evil.

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat; for ye were not hitherto able to bear it, nor yet are ye even now able.

My brethren, be not children in sense: but in malice be infants, and in your judgements shew yourselves to be men.

Now as long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a servant, though he is to be lord of all:

but is under guardians and managers till the time appointed by the father.

So we when we were children, were in servitude under the elements of the world:

That we may be no longer children fluctuating and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the artful insinuations of men, and their crafty methods of deceiving;

For whereas ye ought for the time to be teachers of others, ye have need again of some one to teach you the first rudiments of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk and not of solid food.

and envies, and all evil-speakings, as new-born babes desire that rational milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby:

Because ye are still carnal: for while there is among you envy and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men?

I know thy works, and behold I have given thee an open door, and no one shall be able to shut it; for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.