Like newborn babies!

“Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good." (1 Pet. 2:2-3)

This passage of scripture was written to brand new “baby believers.” And like all babies, they needed to be fed “milk” in order to grow. But, there does reach a point when the diet leaves “baby food” to adult solid food.

The writer of Hebrews talks about this: “In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil." (Hebrews 5:12-14). Paul saw the same problem with the Corinthian believers; they had not grown in their faith, and he could only give them "milk" because they were not ready for solid food. (1 Corinthians 3:1-3)

The problem with many believers is that they never mature beyond the “baby Christian stage” and this is very dangerous! They remain weak, immature, and noneffective in their Christian life.

A Christian's spiritual diet should consist of the Word of God!

The truths taught in the Bible are rich spiritual food for Christians! Peter wrote in 2 Pet. 1:3-11, that God has given us everything we need for life through our knowledge of Him. He lists character qualities that need to be added to our beginning point of faith in order for maturity to take place and to have a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.