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1 Pet 2:1-3
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1 Pet 2:1-3
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1 Pet 2:1-3
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What Is It? It is “sincere” or “pure”
More than just milk that is not rancid or gone sour It is “unadulterated”…it has never been bad
It is the opposite of “guile” or “deceit” “To catch with bait; to deceive” Never found in Christ 1 Pet 2:22
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What Is It? It is “sincere” or “pure”
More than just milk that is not rancid or gone sour It is “unadulterated”…it has never been bad
It is the opposite of “guile” or “deceit” “To catch with bait; to deceive” Always found in men Mk 7:22 Acts 13:8-10
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What Is It? Christ is the only Man ever to be described as
“guileless” or “sincere” Doesn’t it stand to reason then that His word
would be the same? Jn 1:1, 14 Heb 4:12
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When Is It Good To Drink It? To grow towards our salvation v. 2
We must “long for” or strongly desire it How much do we love God, His word? Psa 42:1 This salvation is ours 1 Pet 1:6-12
Planned by God…the direct result of our faith Longed to be understood by the prophets
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When Is It Good To Drink It? To grow towards our salvation v. 2
This salvation is ours 1 Pet 1:6-12 Desired to be seen by the angels Possible only when one desires this milk and
puts away sinful things
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When Is It Good To Drink It? To cure our spiritual malnutrition v. 1
Caused by actions & attitudes that saints must “lay aside” or “put away”
Actions & attitudes that aren’t spiritually healthy (malice, guile, hypocrisy, envy, evil
speaking)
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When Is It Good To Drink It? To cure our spiritual malnutrition v. 1
Consider the Corinthian Christians A people with a sad history 1 Cor 6:9-11a
1:18ff 2:1-16 Their sins had been washed away 1 Cor 6:11b They were now ready to serve God
1 Cor 9:24-27 2 Cor. 9 1 Cor 10:13
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When Is It Good To Drink It? To cure our spiritual malnutrition v. 1
“Sincere milk” has necessary spiritual nutrients It allows God’s people to behave as saints who
have already “…tasted the goodness of the Lord”v. 3 cp. Psa 34:8
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Is There Ever A Danger In Drinking It? If we drink only milk and never press on
toward “meatier” portions Paul’s words to the Corinthians 1 Cor 3:1-2 The writer of Hebrews to his Jewish readers
Heb 5:11-14
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Is There Ever A Danger In Drinking It? One can press toward the “meat of the word”
and still desire the “sincere milk of the word” If one is content to drink only milk, he will not
ever grow into his full maturity Eph 4:12-14
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Conclusion Earlier in his epistle, Peter used the metaphor
of a birth to describe our new life 1:3, 23 “Newborn babes” a young, nursing infant “Long for” great eagerness for that which
alone is their food source
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Conclusion The Main Point how much do we desire
the word of God? Not discussing “tolerating” but “desiring” Can we agree with Psa 1:1-2 and 119:103? If not, we have a serious problem with the word
of God and the One who authored it
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