You’ve likely heard someone say to another person, normally in the midst of a conflict, ‘Stop being such a baby!’  To be honest (and to my shame!), I’ve been told that very thing more than once in my life. In such a context, being a ‘baby’ is not a good thing.

It is also true that in reference to our lives as believers, being like a baby is likewise frowned upon, given the many New Testament exhortations to grow in Christian maturity.

However, there is a sense in which being a baby is not only a good thing, it is essential for us as Christians!

In 1 Peter 2:1-3, the Apostle Peter sets forth this most puzzling truth:  In order to “grow up into salvation,” we must be like “newborn infants.”  It appears, then, that there is a situation when being such a baby is actually commanded of us!

As we continue our sermon series this Lord’s Day on ‘The Gracious Commands of the Gospel,’ we will examine Peter’s perplexing exhortation to be like babies as we “long for the pure spiritual milk” (v.2).

I can’t wait to gather with you before our gracious Heavenly Father on Sunday, not only to worship Him, but to probe the wonders and mysteries of His blessed Word!