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13 Chapters of Meat

 

Hebrews 5:12 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!


Do you know your Bible? How much do you know your Bible? Do you search the scriptures like the Berean did when Paul preached, just to see if what Paul was preaching was correct?


Can you imagine combining the scriptures to find out if there Apostle Paul was right on? Wow. We just sit back and take what our preachers say without even thinking about it. Fact is that we don't often even remember what the morning's message was about. 


We have the whole of scripture, logos software (some do I know, I don't) we have Bible apps with maps and commentaries. We have Sunday school and Bible study materials. We have Sunday mornings and evenings to sit throughout without going to the bathroom at least once. YET we don't know the meaty doctrines. 


What would those tough to chew teachings be? Not Eschatology, not Calvinism versus Arminianism. Though all of these do make for some heavy topics. The Hebrews author was talking about the doctrine of Jesus é Christ. 


Jesus the Christ, the Savior the great high priest,he who despised the shame of the cross and is at this moment seated on God's right side. He is the weighty topic that we must always know more about. So, what have you learned about, or from, Christ lately? 

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