Babes in Christ

“I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for His name’s sake.” (I John 2:12)

John is writing to “babes in Christ.” He is giving them the “milk of the Word.” When we come to know Christ as our Savior we do not know much about the Christian walk. About all we know is that our sins have been forgiven through the blood of Christ. I once heard evangelist Billy Graham say that we in the church expect a child to be a PhD and know a lot of Bible doctrine to be saved. But God says to the PhD, “Come to me as a little child with simple faith.”

But babes in Christ will grow through sound Bible study and preaching. But, for right now the “little children,” as John calls them, need to be assured that their sins have been forgiven.

The devil will come as an, “angel of light,” or as the, “accuser of the brethren,” and will do all he can to destroy the faith of these new Christians. The only hope for growth and the defeat of the devil is to stay in God’s word.