Hebrews 6:1a-2 "…let us go on and get past the elementary stage in the teachings of Christ and advance steadily toward…spiritual maturity…"  Then, the writer spells out what those teachings are that should be behind us:  Repentance, never depending on works to save us, faith  in God--these are the things we did in the beginning of our faith.  He continues: teachings about purifying (meat, hands, etc.) laying on of hands, the resurrection from the dead, eternal judgement, and punishment.

He ends by saying, "…these are all matters of which you should have been fully aware of long, long ago…"

The writer is telling us that there is more.  Why would we want to drink milk when we can eat meat.  Spiritual growth is expected of us.  He wants us to quit wallowing in the sandbox.  Playing at church.  Playing at Christianity.  He wants us to grow up.

Christ saves us to serve.

Christ saves us so we can grow up in the faith.


Hebrews 5:14  "…solid food is for full-grown men, for those whose senses and mental facilities are trained by practice (habits) to discriminate and distinguish between what is morally good… and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law."

How old are you?