Wednesday, June 3 Solid food belongs to mature people.​—Heb. 5:14.

[Áine]

Wednesday, June 3

Solid food belongs to mature people.—Heb. 5:14.

 

Examples of basic teachings include repentance, faith, baptism, and the resurrection. (Heb. 6:1, 2) Such teachings form the foundation of Christianity. For this reason, the apostle Peter spoke of them when preaching to the crowd at Pentecost. (Acts 2:32-35, 38) We must accept these primary teachings to become disciples of Christ. For example, Paul warned that any who deny the teaching of the resurrection reject the entire Christian faith. (1 Cor. 15:12-14) However, we must not be satisfied with just a basic knowledge of the truth. In contrast to the primary doctrine, solid spiritual food includes not only Jehovah’s laws but also his principles, which help us to understand his thinking. To benefit from such food, we must study, meditate on, and carefully apply God’s Word. As we do so, we train ourselves to make decisions that please Jehovah. w24.04 5 ¶12-13

[carlos]

12 hours ago, Áine said:

In contrast to the primary doctrine, solid spiritual food includes not only Jehovah’s laws but also his principles, which help us to understand his thinking.

 

I like how today's text explains solid spiritual food refers to principles. We have long had a wrong notion about that.

 

Often when we hear of solid spiritual food we thought it referred to some less known prophecies or the nuances of meaning of some Hebrew words. While it's perfectly fine to study those, what makes a Christian mature is not being able to explain a prophecy in Habakkuk but to be able to correctly apply Bible principles in different situations in his life.