Babies

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.   I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.   For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? - 1 Corinthians 3:1-3

Babies are wonderful aren’t they? I love babies – I really do and I genuinely think babies are beautiful. We love baby videos and photos and just about everything about them.

But that only lasts for so long. It is tragic when children never develop beyond babyhood. It is tragic when children still need to have nappies changed and be spoon fed and have to have someone dress them even as their bodies develop and grow.

Sadly, that is where too many Christians dwelt in Paul’s and far too many dwell there today. It is nice being a baby. Somebody feeds you and cleans you up and pushes you around in the pram and carries you here and then, but eventually babies grow out of that. It’s sad though that some folks enjoy that kind of spiritual life even after years had passed by.

God’s plan is for His children to grow. Paul said that he still had to feed these carnal  Corinthian Chrisitans with milk instead of meat because they were too immature to handle the meat.

The signs of their ‘babyness?’ Endings and strife and divisions. They were like two tine children fighting over their toys. They were selfish and self-centred. They acted like spoiled brats.

How many Christians are like that today? How many of us fight with each other because we don’t get our way?

It really is for people to grow and quit acting like babies.