called us to hear his Word as a means of growing in our relationship with him. In 1 Peter 2:2 Peter challenges us, “Like newborn infants, desire the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it in [your] salvation, since you have tasted that the Lord is good.” The images of milk and meat were used broadly in the ancient world to distinguish elementary from advanced teachings. However, wherever a person is on the spiritual maturity scale, it is the Word of God that the biblical writers point