Re: [TruthTalk] the Little Children...

[Marlin Halverson]

1PE 2:2     As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may             grow thereby: HEB 5:12-13    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.   For every one that useth milk [is] unskilful in the word of             righteousness: for he is a babe. 1CO 3:2     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. It appears to me that there must come a time for us to grow up and be skillful in the Word of righteousness.   ISA 28:9    ¶ Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to             understand doctrine? [them that are] weaned from the milk, [and]             drawn from the breasts. ----- Original Message ----- From: ShieldsFamily To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 3:52 PM Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] the Little Children... I think that the more sophisticated we become, the more likely we are to miss the point—which was the moral of the story. J Izzy   “’Tis a gift to be simple, ‘tis a gift to be free…” an old Shaker hymn.       -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] the Little Children...   Iz wrote/quoted (excerpted): "one day, when the mysteries of heaven are opened, and we are all amazed at how close God really is to our hearts,"   relative to JCs teaching, below, 'close' is no cigar--the point is that the NT discloses mysteries (exclusive revelation, in and of itself, alone) brought into the present, now, from the future   ftr, it's fair to say that severely retarded people could miss the point, above--but that problem shouldn't hinder you should it? <lol>   On Tue, 25 Mar 2003 21:53:28 -0600 "ShieldsFamily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:     -----Original Message-----  [g:] Iz--May I point out one remarkable aspect of this verse you posted(?)--the fact that Jesus stipulates what 'belongs' (pres tense) to 'such as these' now ,