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1 Pedro 2:2

Henry writes that Peter "like a wise physician, having prescribed the purging out of vicious humours, goes on to direct to wholesome and regular food, that they may grow thereby. The duty exhorted to is a strong and constant desire for the word of God, which word is here called reasonable milk, only, this phrase not being proper English, our translators rendered it the milk of the word, by which we are to understand food proper for the soul, or a reasonable creature, whereby the mind, not the body, is nourished and strengthened. This milk of the word must be sincere, not adulterated by the mixtures of men, who often corrupt the word of God, 2Co. 2:17. MacPhail - I quickly learned that newborn infants don’t simply prefer things; they desperately desire things. Do you see what Peter is saying here? It is not enough that we prefer the Bible to other books. It is not enough that we like and respect the Bible. Peter says that those who have experienced new birth should “long for the pure milk of the Word”. Even Christians, unfortunately, do not always long for the Scriptures as we should. And because longing for the Word of God has such a critical role in our transformation, we need to, in a sense, learn how to get our longing back. What quickens our desire for reading the Word of God is tasting the Word of God. (Ps 34:8) Tasting is critical to creating, and fostering, desire. Advertisers understand this perfectly well. The slogan for Lays Potato Chips is, ‘Bet you can’t eat just one’. This principle is also true of Scripture. Reading the Bible is addictive when we begin to get the taste (Edmund Clowney). (Ed: While MacPhail is correct about our need to "taste", the main problem in context is the unconfessed, unrepented sins in 1Pe 2:1). Adam