I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
I've been giving you the basics, like milk instead of solid food, because you weren't ready for the deeper stuff yet. And honestly? You're still not ready.
Sometimes you need to crawl before you can walk, and that's okay.
📚 Historical Context
Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthians to address divisions and immaturity in a church located in a wealthy but morally chaotic Greek city. He used the metaphor of milk for basic spiritual teachings and meat for deeper truths to illustrate that the believers were not yet ready for advanced concepts due to their ongoing conflicts and lack of growth. This reflects the broader challenges of early Christianity, where new converts often struggled to move beyond initial faith.
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