The document discusses spiritual maturity and the need to move beyond being "spiritually dull" or like "infants" needing milk. It notes that some people were not progressing in their understanding because they were not listening well or practicing what they had learned. Solid food, or deeper teachings, are for the mature who have their senses trained to discern between right and wrong. The solution presented is to grow accustomed to God's word by regularly reading and practicing it in order to advance spiritually.

1. Food For Spiritual Life Hebrews 5:11-end

2. The Growing Complexity in Hebrews

3. The Growing Complexity in Hebrews God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him. And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 5:9-10

4. The Growing Complexity in Hebrews God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him. And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 5:9-10

5. The Growing Complexity in Hebrews God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him. And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek . Hebrews 5:9-10

8. The Growing Complexity in Hebrews Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Acts 2:46-47

9. The Growing Complexity in Hebrews

12. From Stagnation to Death

13. From Stagnation to Death

14. The Problem With Infancy Connor at 1 day old.

15. The Problem With Infancy

16. The Problem With Infancy But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil . Heb. 5:14

17. The Problem With Infancy “ an infant …doesn’t know how to do what is right.”

18. The Problem With Infancy “ babies…need milk and cannot eat solid food”

19. The Problem With Infancy “ you need someone to teach you again the basic things…”

21. God’s Solution to Infancy 1 Thess. 5:27 I command you in the name of the Lord to read this letter to all the brothers and sisters.

22. God’s Solution to Infancy 1 Thess. 5:27 I command you in the name of the Lord to read this letter to all the brothers and sisters.

23. God’s Solution to Infancy Mat 13:12 To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them Separates the kids (hot air) from adults (substance) : “ For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant .” Heb. 5:13

24. God’s Solution to Infancy And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, 1 Corinthians 3:1-2 (NASB)

25. God’s Solution to Infancy

26. God’s Solution to Infancy

27. God’s Solution to Infancy

28. God’s Solution to Infancy But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil. Hebrews 5:14 (NASB)

29. God’s Solution to Infancy

30. God’s Solution to Infancy “ an infant …doesn’t know how to do what is right.” OR: an infant WON’T do what is right.

31. God’s Solution to Infancy For though by this time you ought to be teachers… Hebrews 5:12

32. God’s Solution to Infancy For though by this time you ought to be teachers… Hebrews 5:12

33. God’s Solution to Infancy

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35. God’s Solution to Infancy