Hebrews 5:12–14: Milk, Solid Food, Maturity
Hebrews 5:12–14 measures maturity not by how long someone has believed but by whether they can take in harder teaching and put it to use. Tackling the difficult parts of Scripture is the exercise that trains discernment.
Hebrews 5:12–14: Milk, Solid Food, and Dull Hearing
Hebrews 5:12–14 describes a congregation that had heard enough to teach but still needed the basics again. The diagnosis is dull hearing, and maturity is measured by practiced discernment rather than by time attended.