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 Peter 2:2–3 NIV)

This passage of Scripture was written to brand-new “baby believers.” Like all babies, they needed to be fed “milk” in order to grow.

But there comes a point when the diet must progress from “baby food” to solid adult food

The writer of Hebrews addresses this issue: “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 NIV)

Paul saw the same problem with the Corinthian believers

They had not grown in their faith, so 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 ineffective in their Christian lives.

A Christian’s spiritual diet must consist of the Word of God!

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