Christian Immaturity

Immaturity Hebrews 5:9-14
How would you define immaturity?
I. Dull of hearing.
A. This word dull means slow or sluggish of hearing or of ears.
B. Are we hearing God’s word, or are we listening to God’s word?
C. Are we sluggish to perform our duties for God because we do not pay attention?
D. The author says “Of whom we have many things to say…”
E. Whom is he talking about?
F. Jesus Christ.
G. There are many things to be said about Jesus Christ, but who will hear them? Who will listen to them?
H. Do sluggish ears make for sluggish action?

II. There is a time for us to be teachers.
A. Verse 12-“For when for the time ye ought to be teachers…”
B. Does the time for you to be a teacher ever end?
C. It is good to be taught, but if you have the ability to teach, it is your time to teach.
D. This is where immaturity can creep in.
E. Immaturity as a child of God is inexcusable.
F. Why is this inexcusable? Because we can read and understand God’s word.
G. We can study God’s word on our own.
H. Do you know that when I say that such and such word is translated to mean such and such, it is not because of my ability to speak Greek or Hebrew, it is because I have dictionaries that any one can buy.
I. Does this mean that we can stay home and not come to church? No.
J. We have the need to be taught again, and are one that needs milk and not strong meat.
K. Milk here is representative of rudimentary spiritual teaching.
L. I have something much more powerful that the dictionary to help with God’s word, I John 2:27-says that the Holy Spirit with lead and guide us in God’s word. Even the newest convert.
M. Milk is what a church starts out teaching a child. Meat is what maturing Christians need.

III. Are you an infant?
A. If the above verse describes you, you are an infant in Christ.
B. Not even a small child, but an infant.
C. Verse 13 says that if we are on milk, and not meat, we are unskillful in the words of righteousness.
D. We should all strive to further our Christian education, whether it is by seminary or by studying on our own. We should devour the Sunday School lessons.
IV. Are we full of age?
A. This is not speaking of literal age, but in Christian age.
B. Are we aging progressively in God’s word?
C. Are we able to discern what is true from what is false?
D. Are we able to teach God’s word to others?
E. If everyone was a babe or infant in Christ, who would teach?
F. Someone has to step up and say I will teach God’s word to others.
G. Are your senses exercised?
H. Exercise improves physical capabilities. Exercising our spirits improves spiritual capabilities.