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NASB | Hebrews 5:14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 5:14 But solid food is for the [spiritually] mature, whose senses are trained by practice to distinguish between what is morally good and what is evil. |
Bible Question: What happens to the milk and at what point is someone at full age and ready for the meat? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Humbled... It is a metaphor: "Milk" is basic instruction and "meat" is advanced instruction. Consequently your first question is kind of like "What happens to the Algebra?" People are ready for the advanced instruction when they have learned and proven their knowledge of the basic instruction. For example, if you don't know Algebra, it is useless to go on to Calculus. The writer of Hebrews is encouraging his readers to live out what they have learned. It is abnormal for a five-year-old to still only be living on milk. With maturity comes the ability to absorb food that is indigestible to a baby. In Him, Doc |