Hebrews 5:13
Memory Verse
For everyone partaking of milk is unskilled concerning [the] word of righteousness, for he is an inarticulate babbler (Hebrews 5:13).
The fifteen-minute self-help sermons, based on three points and a poem, are common in many assemblies today. However, they are not feeding the flock. Mentally chewing on the word of God is critical for spiritual maturity. Just as the physical body needs solid food to grow strong, our time at Church should focus more on the word than on entertainment.
Christians who focus on an emotional encounter or a recharge when they go to Church are focused on the pleasures of the flesh. These types of people cannot receive Spiritual things, for they are unable to take the solid food of the word (1 Corinthians 3:2; 2:14).
The inarticulate babbler—often translated as “babe” or “child”—describes a person of any age who is unskilled. When a Christian is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, they are tossed around by every wind of teaching by the trickery of men. Such people are easily manipulated by philosophy and empty wandering. These ideas often conform to the traditions of men (Colossians 2:8). This deception is especially evident in the Prosperity Gospel, which claims faith and positive confession are shown through financial sowing and material wealth. They change the grace of God into licentiousness and claim that gain is godliness (1 Timothy 6:5). This also includes those who teach kindness, loving everyone, or who are obsessed with systemic guilt. Others elevate political agendas or adopt social equality and racial principles found in DEI frameworks. Some churches become seeker-friendly, acting more like social clubs or corporate entities than communities of believers.
The purpose of the Church is to bring the saints to a oneness of faith, for there is only one faith. Its objective is to equip the saints for a work of ministry that builds up the body of the Christ (Ephesians 4:11–15). Let us move beyond the basic principles of the Christ to spiritual maturity. Leaving behind dead works as we learn to live out from faith, so that we may take full advantage of life in Christ and live a life of righteousness in all things (Hebrews 6:1–2).