Are You Still Feeding on Pablum?

Have you ever heard of “pablum”? It was the name of a baby food given to sick children in the 1930s. Even though it contained good nutrition, the name became a popular way to describe something overly simple, infantile, or empty.

Lately I’ve thought of this term when reading or listening to Christian teachings. When we first come to the Lord, we need pablum. We’re sick from sin and worldly philosophies. Scripture tells us: 

“Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation” (1 Peter 2:2). 

But many in the modern church refuse to move beyond pablum. Paul addressed this problem in Hebrews 5:11-14: 

“We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand. In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.” 

So let’s never be content with the basics, dear Christians. Let’s press on to maturity (Philippians 3:12-14). 

For more encouragement, see Aggressive Mind Renewal and Christians Are Lifelong Students of Jesus.

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