Slow I am, but here we are. In my devotions this morning I came across the following verses in Isaiah: Isaiah 28:9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand doctrine? Those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. :10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; This is not the only place where there is a difference made between "meat" and "milk" of spiritual truth in the Bible, but I was particularly drawn here to the progression of precept upon precept and line upon line - likewise in the epistles you'll find one spiritual gift stacked upon another in order.
It is my feeling that all who have their faces turned upon God and their dependence placed upon His Son's atonement are the recipients of grace. "Cheap grace"? No. Just children in the faith, no matter how old or young their bodies are. Must all children of our Lord be equally mature? Equally ready for personal sacrifice? It would be *nice*, but I don't see anything that indicates that in the Word. Our Lord is fairly good about arranging things so that we have opportunities to grow... though we don't generally ENJOY those opportunities! (I know I don't - but I do enjoy their fruits later on).
Thoughts?
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