Don't be lazy concerning your faith. Studying God word is essential for your spiritual health. Sermon audio available at http://edthepastor.podbean.com/e/the-learning-curve-hebrews-511-14/?token=da8498adeaf3a41aa753f89cd25ca165

1. The
Learning Curve
Hebrews 5:11–14

2. Hebrews 5:11–14
11 Concerning him we have much to say,
and it is hard to explain, since you have
become dull of hearing. 12 For though by
this time you ought to be teachers, you
have need again for someone to teach
you the elementary principles of the
oracles of God, and you have come to
need milk and not solid food. 13 For
everyone who partakes only of milk is not

3. Hebrews 5:11–14
accustomed to the word of
righteousness, for he is an infant. 14 But
solid food is for the mature, who because
of practice have their senses trained to
discern good and evil.

5. Tie in from last week
…being designated by God as a high priest
according to the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 5:10
Superior to the ideal example
Melchizedek-priest and king

6. Jesus being Superior
Concerning him we have much to say, and it is
hard to explain, since you have become dull of
hearing…Hebrews 5:11
You aren’t listening dummy

7. PE Amplified Bible
I can’t explain advanced doctrine because you
aren’t listening!
Hard of hearing-lazy in spiritual matters

8. Take this from the physical to the spiritual
Laziness casts into a deep sleep, And an idle
man will suffer hunger… Proverbs 19:15

9. Who cares about doctrine?
For the time will come when they will not
endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have
their ears tickled, they will accumulate for
themselves teachers in accordance to their
own desires, and will turn away their ears
from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
2 Timothy 4:3–4

10. This is not addressed to pastors
For though by this time you ought to be
teachers, you have need again for someone to
teach you the elementary principles of the
oracles of God, and you have come to need
milk and not solid food… Hebrews 5:12

11. and piercing as far as the division of
soul and spirit, of both joints and
marrow, and able to judge the
thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Exposure to God’s word
should cause growth
…and the sword of the
Spirit, which is the word of
God… Ephesians 6:17b
For the word of God is living
and active and sharper than
any two-edged
sword…Hebrews 4:12a

12. You, however, continue in the things you have
learned and become convinced of, knowing from
whom you have learned them, and that from
childhood you have known the sacred writings
which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to
salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus
2 Timothy 3:14–15
Start Young

13. Finding Christ in the OT
Galatians 3:24
Therefore the Law has
become our tutor to
lead us to Christ, so that
we may be justified by
faith.
…you have need
again for someone to
teach you the
elementary
principles of the
oracles of God, and
you have come to
need milk and not
solid food
Hebrews 5:12b

14. Therefore leaving the
elementary teaching
about the Christ…not
laying again a foundation
of repentance from dead
works and of faith toward
God, of instruction about
washings and laying on of
hands, and the
resurrection of the dead
and eternal judgment.
Hebrews 6:1–2
Repentance
Salvation by faith
Baptism
Ordination
The resurrection
White Throne

15. How it should be taught
“To whom would He teach knowledge, And to
whom would He interpret the message? Those
just weaned from milk? Those just taken from
the breast? “For He says, ‘Order on order,
order on order, Line on line, line on line, A
little here, a little there.’ ” … Isaiah 28:9–10

16. Inductively
Repetition
Systematic
Small bits

17. For everyone who partakes
only of milk is not
accustomed to the word of
righteousness, for he is an
infant...Hebrews 5:13
Word of righteousness
Author identifies
this as the life of
the messiah
Psalm 45:7 You
have loved
righteousness and
hated wickedness;
Therefore God,
Your God, has
anointed You With
the oil of joy above
Your fellows.

18. Bring on the steak
But solid food is for the mature, who because
of practice have their senses trained to discern
good and evil…Hebrews 5:14

19. Practice
Doing again and again
Application
But prove
yourselves doers of
the word, and not
merely hearers who
delude themselves.
James 1:22

20. Only comes with practice
…have their senses trained
to discern good and evil

21. Our Text Book
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable
for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for
training in righteousness; so that the man of
God may be adequate, equipped for every
good work…2 Timothy 3:16–17

22. The
Learning Curve
Hebrews 5:11–14