Thematic Bible
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Babes » Figurative » Of weak Christians
an instructor of the ignorant, a teacher of the immature, having the full expression of knowledge and truth in the law—
Brothers, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ.
Now everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced with the message about righteousness, because he is an infant.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
Children » Figurative
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
I spoke like a child,
I thought like a child,
I reasoned like a child.
When I became a man,
I put aside childish things.
Brothers, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.
Desires » Select readings, psalms 42; 84 ps 42; 84 » General references to
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple.
And I desire nothing on earth but You.
yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks You,
for when Your judgments are in the land,
the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their mind. They had sought Him with all their heart, and He was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.
A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
my sighing is not hidden from You.
Desires » What to desire
Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, and above all that you may prophesy.
Now you are the body of Christ, and individual members of it. And God has placed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, next, miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, managing, various kinds of languages. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all do miracles? read more.
Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in languages? Do all interpret? But desire the greater gifts. And I will show you an even better way.
Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in languages? Do all interpret? But desire the greater gifts. And I will show you an even better way.
Like newborn infants, desire the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it in [your] salvation, since you have tasted that the Lord is good.
spiritual Development » Spiritual growth, encouraged » Through "the word"
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
Envy » Hinders growth in grace
So rid yourselves of all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander. Like newborn infants, desire the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it in [your] salvation,
Grace of God » Growth in
I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
as we pray very earnestly night and day to see you face to face and to complete what is lacking in your faith?
He doesn’t hold on to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, develops with growth from God.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
shining brighter and brighter until midday.
We must always thank God for you, brothers. This is right, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.
each appears before God in Zion.
And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment, so that you can determine what really matters and can be pure and blameless in the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that [comes] through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Not that I have already reached [the goal] or am already fully mature, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus. Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God's heavenly call in Christ Jesus. read more.
Therefore, all who are mature should think this way. And if you think differently about anything, God will reveal this to you also.
Therefore, all who are mature should think this way. And if you think differently about anything, God will reveal this to you also.
so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing [to Him], bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God. May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy
And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone, just as we also do for you. May He make your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
Therefore, leaving the elementary message about the Messiah, let us go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, faith in God, teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And we will do this if God permits.
So rid yourselves of all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander. Like newborn infants, desire the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it in [your] salvation, since you have tasted that the Lord is good.
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Through "the word"
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
Hunger » Select readings ps 42; 84 » General references to
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple.
And I desire nothing on earth but You.
yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks You,
for when Your judgments are in the land,
the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their mind. They had sought Him with all their heart, and He was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.
A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
my sighing is not hidden from You.
Hunger » Spiritual
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
furthermore, if you call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God.
"Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! Why do you spend money on what is not food, and your wages on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.
Hear this! The days are coming- [this is] the declaration of the Lord God - when I will send a famine through the land: not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the Lord, but they will not find it. In that day the beautiful young women, the young men also, will faint from thirst.
spiritual Immaturity » Continuance in the primary department
Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God’s revelation again. You need milk, not solid food.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
Spiritual life » Seek to grow in
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head—Christ.
Malice » A hindrance to growth in grace
So rid yourselves of all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander. Like newborn infants, desire the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it in [your] salvation,
Milk » Figuratite
I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, because you were not yet ready for it. In fact, you are still not ready,
I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the territory of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
And I have promised you that I will bring you up from the misery of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
in order to establish the oath I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is today.”
I answered, “Amen, Lord.”
I answered, “Amen, Lord.”
come to the waters;
and you without money,
come, buy, and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without cost!
They reported to Moses: “We went into the land where you sent us. Indeed it is flowing with milk and honey, and here is some of its fruit.
You gave them this land You swore to give to their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.
and nurse at the breast of kings;
you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior
and Redeemer,
Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”
the mountains will drip with sweet wine,
and the hills will flow with milk.
All the streams of Judah will flow with water,
and a spring will issue from the Lord’s house,
watering the Valley of Acacias.
Look down from Your holy dwelling, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.
When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you must carry out this ritual in this month.
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of God's revelation. You need milk, not solid food. Now everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced with the message about righteousness, because he is an infant.
Milk » Illustrative of » First principles of God's word
I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, because you were not yet ready for it. In fact, you are still not ready,
Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God’s revelation again. You need milk, not solid food.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
Names » Of the word of God » Word
Let the message about the Messiah dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, and singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, with gratitude in your hearts to God.
Verse Concepts
Fellowship, Among BelieversAttending ChurchCommitment, to God's peopleequipping, spiritualencouragement, examples ofJoy In WorshipBehaviourChallengesTeachersHeart, And Holy SpiritHymnsMusicPraise, Manner And Methods OfRebukeSanctification, Means And ResultsScripture, Purpose OfSongsSpeech, Positive Aspects OfSpiritualityTeachingWisdom, Human Importance
Wisdom, Source Of HumanWorship, Elements OfGrowing SpirituallyPraise, Should Be Offered ByBible, Names OfAdmonition, Of ChristiansAdmonition, WarningTeaching WisdomBible MemorizationApplying The BibleAcquiring WisdomReceiving God's WordTeaching In The ChurchThank God!Memorizing ScriptureThankfulness To OthersBeing Thankful For BlessingsGrateful HeartThanksgiving And Gratitudeoutreachgirlfriends
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth.
Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
He said, “Even more, those who hear the word of God and keep it are blessed!”
Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you.
New Birth » All saints partake of
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of Him.
The Spirit Himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God's children, and if children, also heirs-heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ-seeing that we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
Righteous » Compared with » Babies
At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
compared to Saints » Babes
At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
The scriptures » Are called the » Word
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil excess, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you. But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror;
The scriptures » Designed for » Promoting growth in grace
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
Simplicity » Childlikeness an essential element in the Christian life
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
Jesus, however, invited them: “Let the little children come to Me, and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
like a little weaned child with its mother;
I am like a little child.
Brothers, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.
Simplicity » Exhortation to
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
The report of your obedience has reached everyone. Therefore I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, yet innocent about what is evil.
Sincerity » A characteristic of the doctrines of the gospel
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
Sincerity » Characteristic of » The gospel
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
Spiritual » Hunger select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple.
And I desire nothing on earth but You.
yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks You,
for when Your judgments are in the land,
the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their mind. They had sought Him with all their heart, and He was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.
A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
my sighing is not hidden from You.
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple.
And I desire nothing on earth but You.
yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks You,
for when Your judgments are in the land,
the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their mind. They had sought Him with all their heart, and He was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.
A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
my sighing is not hidden from You.
Spiritual » Immaturity » Continuance in the primary department
Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God’s revelation again. You need milk, not solid food.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
Spiritual » Encouraged » Through "the word"
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » Food for the soul
sweeter than honey in my mouth.
He humbled you by letting you go hungry; then He gave you manna to eat, which you and your fathers had not known, so that you might learn that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
But He answered, “It is written:
Man must not live on bread alone
but on every word that comes
from the mouth of God.”
I have treasured
more than my daily food.
Your words became a delight to me
and the joy of my heart,
for I am called by Your name,
Yahweh God of Hosts.
“And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you: Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”
He said to me: “Son of man, eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel.”
The word of God » Called » The word
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil excess, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you. But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror;