Hebreos 5:13

13 Que cualquiera que participa de la leche, es inhábil para la palabra de la justicia, porque es niño

Hebreos 5:13 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 5:13

For everyone that useth milk
And sits down contented with the first principles of the Gospel, such as are easily taken in and digested; or makes use of the ceremonial law, as a schoolmaster to teach him the Gospel:

is unskilful in the word of righteousness;
the Gospel, which is a doctrine of righteousness; not of works of righteousness done by men, and of justification by them, or of a man's own righteousness; but of the pure, perfect, and everlasting righteousness of Christ: and it is called so, because it is the means of stripping a man of his own righteousness; and of revealing the righteousness of Christ unto him; and of working faith in him to lay hold upon it; and of discovering the agreement there is between the righteousness of Christ, and the justice of God; and of teaching men to live soberly, righteously, and godly: and such are unskilful in it, who either have no knowledge of the doctrine of justification; of the matter of it, Christ's righteousness; of the form of it, by imputation; and of the date of it, before faith: or have a very confused notion of it, joining their own works with Christ's righteousness, for justification, as many judaizing professors did; or who, if they have a notional knowledge of it, have no practical concern in it; do not believe with the heart unto righteousness; have not the experience, sweetness, and power of this doctrine upon them; and do not live lives agreeable to it:

for he is a babe.
This word is used sometimes by way of commendation, and is expressive of some good characters of the saints; such as harmlessness and inoffensiveness, humility, and meekness, a desire after the sincere milk of the word, freedom from rancour and malice, hypocrisy and guile; but here it is used by way of reproach, and denotes levity and inconstancy, ignorance and non-proficiency, want of digestion of strong meat, and incapacity to take care of themselves, as standing in need of tutors and governors.

Hebreos 5:13 In-Context

11 Del cual tenemos mucho que decir, y difícil de declarar, por cuanto sois tardos para oír

12 Porque debiendo ser ya maestros de otros, si miramos el tiempo, tenéis necesidad de volver a ser enseñados, de cuáles sean los primeros elementos de los oráculos de Dios, y sois hechos tales que tenéis necesidad de leche, y no de mantenimiento firme

13 Que cualquiera que participa de la leche, es inhábil para la palabra de la justicia, porque es niño

14 mas de los perfectos es la vianda firme, es a saber de los que por la costumbre tienen ya los sentidos ejercitados en el discernimiento del bien y del mal