Babes come to Christ 1 Pet 2:4 !
Babes come to Christ 1 Pet 2:4 !
1 Pet 2:4
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To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
Those who come to Christ are first made into living stones, then they come to Christ ! For its only as New Born Babes Spiritually that we can even desire the sincere milk of the word 1 Pet 2:2
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As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may
grow/increase thereby:
And the milk of the word entails both repentance and faith towards God as Per Heb 5:12-6:2
12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are
become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
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For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
6 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again
the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
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Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands,
and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
Now its clear from this passage that the milk of the word involves the foundation of repentance from dead works see Heb 9:14 and of Faith toward God See Acts 20:21!
That word coming in 1 Pet 2:4
4 To whom
coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
Its the greek word proserchomai:
I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach,
consent (to).
The word consent means:
To indicate or
express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply.
Also proserchomai is the verb used here in this coming to God verse Heb 7:25
Wherefore he is able also to save
them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Also Heb 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that
cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Now to summarize, judging from Heb 5:-6:2 The Teachings of Repentance, Faith, Baptism are doctrines for New Born Babes, like those Peter commanded to repent and be baptized Acts 2:38
38 Then Peter said unto them,
Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
To them, who had just asked in 37
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles,
Men and brethren, what shall we do?
the command to repent, comply to baptism was the Milk of the Word they being new born babes spiritually from the outpouring of the Spirit upon them !
They had been born again 1 Pet 1:23-2:4
23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
2 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
Now all this proves that Gospel commands of Repentance toward God Acts 17:30
30 And the times of this ignorance
God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Is relevant only to spiritually newborn babes in their coming to God in Christ !
