{"id":8103,"date":"2012-01-25T13:00:41","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T18:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=8103"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:35:10","slug":"spiritual-infants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/spiritual-infants.htm","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Growth Levels: Ministering to Spiritual Infants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"SpiritualPeople are at different levels spiritually. —<\/p>\n

spiritual infants (described in this post)<\/em>
\nspiritual children<\/a>
\nspiritual adolescents<\/a>
\nspiritual adults<\/a>
\nspiritual parents<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We Start as Spiritual Infants But Should Mature to the Next Level<\/h2>\n

When we think of spiritual infants, we tend to think of new Christians.\u00a0 That, however, is not always the case.\u00a0 The writer of Hebrews addressed people who were believers for a sufficient length of time to have matured more than they did.\u00a0 He said, “In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers (spiritual parents)<\/em>, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!” (Heb. 5:12)<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, be aware that spiritual growth does not necessarily correlate with physical growth<\/a>.\u00a0 Adults by physical age can be spiritual infants.\u00a0 I’ve seen children by physical age who appeared to be more spiritually grown up than some adults I know.\u00a0 The physical age level development of those we serve must be taken into consideration when serving but guard against treating them solely in accordance with their physiological stage.<\/p>\n

Describing this Stage of Spiritual Growth<\/h2>\n

1)\u00a0 Spiritual infants are not very good at discerning right from wrong.\u00a0 They have a shallow understanding of truth.<\/p>\n

Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.\u00a0 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. (Heb. 5:13-14)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

2)\u00a0 Spiritual infants are not very steady when it come to standing in the face of adversity.\u00a0 They have a hard time standing firm.<\/p>\n

. . . infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.\u00a0 (Eph. 4:14)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Ministering to Spiritual Babies<\/h2>\n