The writer of the book to the Hebrews was disturbed and disappointed that his readers had not yet grasped the elementary truths of the faith (Hebrews 5:11–14). Spiritual milk was all they were capable of digesting: they could not cope with solid food. I wonder what he would have thought of many Christians at the beginning of the twenty-first century who are almost totally doctrinally illiterate. Being slow to learn is not a matter of lack of intelligence but of lack of spiritual hunger and