Milk and meat as symbolizing the word of God?

Question

1Cor.3
[2] I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

Heb.5
[12] For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
[13] For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

1Pet.2
[2] As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

WHAT IS MEANT BY THESE PASSAGES ABOVE. MILK...MEAT...THEY ARE BOTH SPIRITUAL FOOD. WHAT MESSAGE IN THE BIBLE IS CONSIDERED "MILK" AND WHAT MESSAGE IS CONSIDERED "MEAT"?

Answer 1

I DO love your question........... it shows you are seriously thinking!

a citation from Paul should get us underway:

"For everyone that partakes of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. 14 But solid food belongs to mature people, to those who through use have their perceptive powers trained to distinguish both right and wrong.

For this reason, now that we have left the primary doctrine about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying a foundation again, namely, repentance from dead works, and faith toward God, 2 the teaching on baptisms and the laying on of the hands, the resurrection of the dead and everlasting judgment. 3 And this we will do, if God indeed permits." - Hebrews 5:13 - 6:3

Carring on from your thought in v13 of Hebrews 5 we find that Paul distinguishes Milk and Solid Food. Notice spiritual Maturity is mentioned in contrast with basic teachings such as the resurrection of the dead, repentance from dead works, etc.

Basic teaching today are the same such as Who is Jesus Christ?
Who is the True God? Is Hell hot? Does everyone good go to heaven? Will the Earth ever be destroyed?

Solid food deals with deeper Truths that help us to endure because by faith we have already seen or can tell the outcome by understanding Bible prophecy. Notice:

‘Where does the Bible foretell the very year the Messiah appeared on earth?’

Well, then, where does the Bible foretell the year that Christ begins to rule as king of God’s government?

When was the war in heaven as mentioned at Revelation 12:7-10?

There are several of each, but these are just off the top of my head.

Hope this helps :-)

Answer 2

Milk,,meaning when you first get saved,you don't know much about the Lord and as you get reading the word The Lord starts you slowly with milk,,like a baby can only eat milk and then the baby goes to solid as she grows that is like Chrsitains,,you have to grow into more knowledge each day with the Lord..

Answer 3

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