"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby." (1 Peter 2:2)

This exhortation is directed to young Christians who have only recently trusted God's enduring Word, preached to them in the saving gospel of Christ.

"And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house." (Isaiah 22:22-23)

"For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more." (1 Corinthians 9:19)

"And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth." (Genesis 9:11)

"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." (Matthew 10:34)