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Babes » Figurative » Of weak Christians
An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Children » Figurative
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
Desires » Select readings, psalms 42; 84 ps 42; 84 » General references to
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
{A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.} O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
Desires » What to desire
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? read more.
Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
spiritual Development » Spiritual growth, encouraged » Through "the word"
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Envy » Hinders growth in grace
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Grace of God » Growth in
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. read more.
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we do, if God permit.
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Through "the word"
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Hunger » Select readings ps 42; 84 » General references to
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
{A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.} O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
Hunger » Spiritual
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it. In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
spiritual Immaturity » Continuance in the primary department
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.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Spiritual life » Seek to grow in
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Malice » A hindrance to growth in grace
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Milk » Figuratite
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.
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:
And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.
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 unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
Milk » Illustrative of » First principles of God's word
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.
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.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Names » Of the word of God » Word
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Verse Concepts
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Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
New Birth » All saints partake of
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Righteous » Compared with » Babies
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
compared to Saints » Babes
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
The scriptures » Are called the » Word
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
The scriptures » Designed for » Promoting growth in grace
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Simplicity » Childlikeness an essential element in the Christian life
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
Simplicity » Exhortation to
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
Sincerity » A characteristic of the doctrines of the gospel
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Sincerity » Characteristic of » The gospel
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Spiritual » Hunger select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
{A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.} O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
{A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.} O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
Spiritual » Immaturity » Continuance in the primary department
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.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Spiritual » Encouraged » Through "the word"
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » Food for the soul
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
The word of God » Called » The word
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: