That Which Is Taught

Hebrews 5:11–6:3 ESV

About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits.

The Reader’s Level of Spiritual Maturity

The author of Hebrews pines that readers had yet to mature in the faith.

The intended recipients of epistle were mere babes in Christ but not for recently coming to faith.

They had become “dull of hearing.”

The Author’s Ultimate Desire

The author has a desire to teach more advance doctrines and truths rather than having to continually teach basic or elementary doctrines.

The author acknowledges that although he desire to teach in more depth, he is dependent upon the Holy Spirit’s leading.

Plagues Within the Modern Church

Progressive Christianity

Modern Judaizers

Prosperity Gospel

Seeker Sensitive

Perpetual Babes in Christ

Pastors tend to continually preach the rudimentary fundamentals of Christianity rather than the “meat of the Word.”

The Sunday school material for adult and senior adult classes has remained at a rudimentary level rather than progressing to more advanced Biblical doctrines.

Conclusion

The church needs to quit being fixated on the rudimentary fundamentals of Christianity and began to divulge into the deeper more advance truth contained within the Word of God.