Meat And Potato Christians

. “Go and sin no more”

. Jesus said that He didn’t condemn her, He had forgiven her.

. She could have rested right there.

. She could say that she is resting in the fact that God Himself didn’t condemn her.

. That’s the Gospel of Jesus. Forgiveness of sin.

. But Jesus also said “Go and sin no more”

. Don’t just live in this forgiveness. Change your life.

. Go and sin no more.

. Don’t just sit there and say I am a sinner forgiven by Jesus, stop sinning.

.Change your life. That is a part of salvation

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.Mature Christians will learn how to live a life that is pleasing both to them and to God.

.Meat and Potato Christians are the ones who are mature and realize that there is more to this salvation thing than the forgiveness of sins.

. Look at verse 14 again:

. 14Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.

. If you are to be a Meat and Potato Christian, you must go through training the writer says.

. We get that training through studying God’s word through listening to others and being taught what God’s word says.

. I am going to meddle a little bit this morning.

. I asked someone last week if Sunday School has always been this poorly attended or was it a recent phenomenon.

. I was told that it has always been this way at Mtn Creek.

. Folks, that’s where the bulk of the training that the writer is talking about happens.

. In our bible teaching programs.

. In our small groups on Sunday night.

. In our bible study on Wednesday night.

. The writer says that if you are to be more than a baby Christian, if you are to be a mature Christian, then you need to participate in training.

. We can find all sorts of reasons or excuses why we don’t participate in bible training.

. I’m not going to list them this morning. All I can say is that people always find the time to do the things they want to do.

. Many are like these Christians the writer is talking about here.

. All they want is for someone to reinforce the basic fact that their sins are forgiven and they have no desire to mature in their faith.

. They stay “Baby Food Christians”.

. Where are you in your maturity this morning?

. Are you a baby food Christian or a meat and potato Christian?

. Look at verse 3 again

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. 3And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding.

. As a church, we are moving forward. If you are not currently involved in our bible study opportunities, I invite you to come and join us.

. On Sunday morning we are using the Gospel Project to understand the Gospel and how to live out that Gospel.

. On Sunday nights, the ladies are going through a study with Pricilla Shirer on hearing God’s voice.

. The men are currently looking at 1 John.

. On Wednesday evening we sit and go verse by verse through a book of the bible. We are currently in 1 Peter.

. God commands us to become Meat and Potato Christians.

. Christians who learn and live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ.