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Thesis/ Central Idea:
To renew our faith will require some form of discipline; however, we are unskilled and have trouble discerning good from evil.
Introduction:
As human beings we share common thinking
Common thinking is a base understanding of things and this thinking becomes comfortable for us
we often don’t want to stretch ourselves beyond common thinking perhaps because we are fearful and it can be uncomfortable to our flesh and carnal existence
You ever play the game “It” or “Tag”?
I’m thinking of the game where there is a Base where you are safe and a destination goal where you have to go in order to win
for too many of us Base is the world and we are afraid to be tagged It, so we stay on base never learning to navigate the obstacles that can get us to the destination goal
The Hebrew writer in our text today has just shared some wonderful teaching about the superiority of Jesus to Moses; the Law; and Angels; Aaron’s Priesthood
He wants to go deeper with his audience but cannot because they have become dull in hearing
they are in danger of going back to base
Needing someone to teach you again
This need is evident when you are not teaching others about the Faith
It is not only speaking of the formal role as teacher with students
but also teaching in any capacity
answering anybody who has questions about the Faith
You ought to be teachers
The Hebrew writer wants to go deeper in revealing truths to the recipients but they aren’t ready
Maturity and growth are an expectation of our Lord
Too many of us are still stuck on ground zero, the first square
Unsettled on the basic principles of the oracles of God
With anything there things that are easy and things that are hard
Perhaps a better way to describe it,
there are things that are shallow and things that are deep
another understanding is
there are things that are first, before moving on to what is second
Being unsettled in the basic principles causes doctrinal error and common thinking
This also reminds me of...
[the refusal to go deeper or move to what is next creates those who are unskilled…]
Unskilled in the word of Righteousness
Another way of saying unskilled is: incompetent; inexperienced; uneducated; unqualified; unschooled.
Where your faith is concerned you are awkward; green; inadequate; inept; not up to; undeveloped; unequipped.
You need milk, not solid food
This is also why the unskilled are tossed too and fro with the challenges that this world produces
When it comes time for discernment, we are at a loss
[In other words…]
Trouble distinguishing Good and Evil
Our kindergarten spirituality has tricked us into believing we are not suppose to judge things
[We have…]
A childlike understanding
The unskilled reason as children
This is common thinking
We are not disciplined due to our decision to remain children in the faith
Not enough practice
Make up in your minds to increase and renew your faith
Peter picks up this same theme in the epistle that bears his name, listen to his lament and edification...
Conclusion:
Even if we aren’t teaching in Sunday School or Wednesday Bible classes, we still ought to be teachers
The world has questions and we should have answers
Begin by settling on the basic principles and confirm them in your living
Do whatever it takes to move off of milk and prepare for solid food
children are only needed for children's duties
and the church needs adults to help her continue to move forward
Our ability needs to increase at being able to discern good from evil
Like children we are swayed by common thinking
Common thinking that originates and propagates worldly, carnal existence
Common thinking keeps us at a childlike understanding
common thinking is the result of not enough practice in spiritual things
Get off of the base of worldly safety and begin navigating to the reward and promise that is found in scripture
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