The Source of Our Maturity
I. Learning about the Life that Won - Hebrews 4:14-5:10
- A. The availability of that Life
- 1. His heavenly ministry - Heb. 5:5-6, 10; 4:14-15; Rev. 1-3
- 2. His constant supply - Heb. 4:15-16
- B. The ability of that Life to identify with man - Heb. 4:15; 5:1
- C. The ability of that Life to exercise compassion - Heb. 5:1
- D. The Life that learned all the lessons - Heb. 5:8
- E. The Life that is already perfected - Heb. 5:9
- F. The Life that is the reason (cause or source) of our eternal salvation
- Heb. 5:9
II. Our Learning and Our Spiritual Capacity - Hebrews 5:11-14
- A. The principle of learning in the Christian life - Heb. 5:8; Matt.
11:29; Eph. 4:20;
Phil. 4:11
- B. Learning to be nourished - Heb. 5:12-14; 6:4-5; 1 Cor. 3:1-2; 1
Tim. 4:6; 6:3
- 1. Milk for infants - Heb. 5:12-13; 6:1-2
- 2. Solid food for the mature ones - Heb. 5:12, 14 (cf. vv. 10-11)
- C. Learning to hear properly - Heb. 5:11; 6:12; Luke 8:18; James 1:22-25
- 1. Becoming dull of hearing - Heb. 5:11
- a) Failing to see God's ways in the wilderness
- b) Being deceived by sin
- c) Refusing to touch the spirit - Heb. 4:16
- D. Learning to make progress - Heb. 4:12; Luke 2:52; 1 Tim. 4:15-16
- E. Learning to be exercised - Heb. 5:14
- 1. In our conscience - Acts 24:14
- 2. In our spirit - 1 Tim. 4:7-8; 2 Pet. 1:3; 1 Cor. 2:12-16
- 3. In our mind - Heb. 5:14; Rom. 12:1-2
- 4. With our environment - Heb. 12:11
- F. Learning to function and serve - Heb. 5:12
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