NOTES for Pe1 2:1-3

In today's reading the apostle Peter calls us to love the Word of God as a newborn infant loves milk. For an infant, loving milk is natural; more than that, he loves nothing else, for milk is his only food. So what then, should the Bible be our only source of information? Starting today, do we read nothing but the Bible and send all books to recycling? Or do we ignore the apostle Peter's words and choose the information that seems most suitable to the present moment? It is hardly the case that the apostle Peter meant that the Word of God is the only word one should listen to and hear. But he certainly meant that His word must be more important for us than every other word. After all, the Bible does not give us exhaustive information on every existing question, for example questions of theoretical grammar are not considered there. But if there is a contradiction between some philosophical theory I like and the Word of God, I choose the Word of God; otherwise I am not a Christian. The same applies to questions of morality and ethics: the criterion of truth for any statement is the Word. It is pure milk and true food for us.