13 Bible Verses about Spiritual Immaturity

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ.

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing. For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food. For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.read more.
But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it : nay, not even now are ye able;

Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.

But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservant though he is lord of all;

but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed of the father.

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:

that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

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

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?

I know thy works (behold, I have set before thee a door opened, which none can shut), that thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name.