Pick a Passage?

[His son]

There are some excellent posts on this subject. The only thing I would add to it is the instructions in The Bible as to how we should study God's engrafted word.

Isa 28:9-10

9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

(KJV)

Ps 1:1-2

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

(KJV)

2 Tim 3:5-7

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

We need to remember That God's characher is written in The Bible so that we can all understand it. It was not written to intellectuals only. We have to take it all from Genesis to revelation. Some have pointed out keep scritpture in context of the chapter, and I would add keep the chapters in context of the book its, and the books in context of the total Bible. That is the sure way to the Truth. And for a teacher only The Holy Spirit, all must be verified by Him.

[tsth]

There are some excellent posts on this subject. The only thing I would add to it is the instructions in The Bible as to how we should study God's engrafted word.

Isa 28:9-10

9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

(KJV)

That's interesting that you included the passages about the milk. Part of the particular sermon that prompted this posting, also included the following in the same regard:

Hebrews 5 (Which is addressing Falling Away)

7 who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, 8 though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. 9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

10 called by God as High Priest "according to the order of Melchizedek," 11 of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first 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 unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. 14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. (emphasis mine)

We must partake of meat/solid food, so that we might be able to discern good from evil, lest we fall away. It is VITAL!!!

In His Love,

Suzanne