Immature Christians-Part One
Introduction
1 Cor. 3:1-2
And
I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of
flesh, as to babes in Christ. I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you
were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, for you
are still fleshly.
Over the years we have been
around carnal, immature Christians. When a person has only been born again for
a few years, it is easy to accept and understand them being babes in Christ.
What can be hard to deal with is people who have been Christians for several
years (some for over 10 years) and they still are carnal, immature, and act
like babes in Christ. This series of nuggets is going to address the issue of
Immature Christians.
When Apostle Paul wrote 1
Corinthians he was writing to the church in Corinth. It was a church where
individuals were walking in the spiritual gifts. They were operating in the gifts
of healing, miracles, faith and much more. However, at the same time they were
getting drunk at the Lord’s Supper, not walking in love, there was sexual
immorality, and much more. That is why Paul called them babes. He said they
were fleshly.
Many individuals who call
themselves Christians are walking in immaturity and carnality. We are not just
talking about people who are backslidden. We are talking about individuals who
attend church every week and may even be involved in church leadership. It is
time for individuals who have been Christians for years to mature-to grow up
and stop being babes.
In this series we will be
speaking on “Getting off the Bottle, “Getting out of the Diapers”, “Get the Training
Wheels Off the Bike”, “Becoming an Adult and Having
Grandchildren”. We will complete this series by starting a series on
Discipleship. These will be hard heating nuggets. It is time for some to start
eating ‘solid food’.
Like all our other hard hitting
nuggets, we want to remind you that our God is merciful and gracious and “there
is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”. However, God does call
us to repentance when we are convicted by the Holy Spirit.
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