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Mark 10:13-14 (HCSB) - Some people were bringing little children to Him so He might touch them, but His disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw it, He was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me. Don’t stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.- I wouldn't want to enter an airliner or operating room or somewhere mistakes can be dangerous and find a little kid in charge. For our safety and theirs, because of their lack of experience, knowledge and good judgement, children are kept out of areas of high responsibility in all the cultures that I know about. But coming to him by little children is something that Christ encourages, and he tells us not to hinder them. That means they should be trained in God's word in a manner they can understand. Christ even used little children to illustrate what those in God's kingdom will be like (Matthew 18:3 - And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven). Is Christ saying he likes children better than anyone else? No, he's saying that simple child-like faith in him as our Savior is all that is required to enter the kingdom of heaven. Once again we see God doing just the opposite of what most of us would do. Where we might think the scholars and learned is what God would be interested in, he tells us he prefers the attitudes of little children more. Little children tend to accept things easier than adults. God wants us to think of him as our father as we go through life, and believe that his son Jesus is our only Savior from our sins . We can do all the studying about God that we want, and become highly learned, but unless we adopt child-like faith in him it means nothing. What About Jesus?
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