Child like faith?

[Bendito]

'But now in Christ Jesus
ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
For He is our peace, Who hath made both one,
and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Having abolished in His flesh the enmity,
even the law of commandments contained in ordinances;
for to make in Himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
and that He might reconcile both unto God
in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: ... ... '
(Eph 2:13-16)

Hello @At Peace

I am glad that the Lord has made 'both' one, yes. Creating one new man. Believing Jew and believing Gentile now one new man in the Body of Christ, of which He is the Head. Every member of the Body of Christ is reckoned to be 'complete' in Him.

We are not a 'new Israel'. We are not associated with Israel as a nation in any way, or with the law given to them. The nation of Israel to whom the old covenant was made, and to whom the law was given, is at present in a loammi condition ('not My People'), but they will again, one day, be 'My People' once more.

You are right to say that the commandment to love the Lord our God, with all our heart, soul and mind and to love our neighbour as ourselves, is the one commandment that Jesus gave, and all who will live godly in Christ Jesus will endeavour to live with that goal in mind, but within the body of Christ, we are already, in the sight of God, holy and without blame. It is our desire to reflect that in our daily lives, yes, both morally and mentally, and to become mature and full grown in our understanding and in our behaviour: but nothing can take away from us the standing we have in Christ already, in the sight of God.

We are to 'go on unto perfection', by enduring unto the end, being faithful even unto death. That we may run the race and gain the crown of righteousness to lay at His feet, as a witness to His keeping power, and the efficacy of His finished work. His Workmanship unto the End.

Praise His Holy Name!

Thank you, @At Peace
In Christ Jesus
Chris

And that One New Man is the Bride of Christ

 

[Wired 4 Fishen]

This may or may not have anything to do with child like Faith or coming to the Father as a child but never the less I thought it was worth mentioning.

All throughout the New Testament we Hear Jesus refer to His Disciples as little children or my children.

If we lived to be 120 years old and gained more understanding then anyone can imagine, Well unto God, we will Always Be His Little Children.
He is the Creator, Thee most high God and has All Knowledge and Wisdom and All Power and Has Always Been.
Yeah, lol, we will Always Be as little children unto God our Father.
Blessings

 

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The closest you (or anyone) will get to this 'child like faith' being spoken of here in this thread will be,
Once one becomes a child they then will have the faith as a child of a loving and faithful God and Father.
Bless you ....><>
.

'And they brought young children to Him,
that He should touch them:
and His disciples rebuked those that brought them.
But when Jesus saw it, He was much displeased, and said unto them,
"Suffer the little children to come unto Me,
and forbid them not:
for of such is the kingdom of God.
Verily I say unto you,
Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child,
he shall not enter therein.
And He took them up in His arms,
put His hands upon them, and blessed them.'
(Mark 10:13-16/Luke 18:17)

Hello, @Br Bear,

Thank you for responding to me.
The word, 'child-like' is not used in Scripture I agree. Yet the Lord says in the verses above, 'Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.' This refers to the reception of the kingdom of God.

In Matthew eighteen, at another occasion, the Lord says the following,
'At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus,
saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
And Jesus called a little child unto Him,
and set him in the midst of them, and said,
"Verily I say unto you,
except ye be converted,
and become as little children,
ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven."'
(Matt.18:1-4)

* Conversion leads to becoming 'as little children' here. Does 'receiving the Kingdom', have the same meaning as being 'converted'? Entry into the kingdom of heaven is consequent on being 'converted' and becoming, 'as little children' in these verses.

The Lord Jesus was talking to the lost sheep of the children house of Israel. To whom He had come. What was their concept of the kingdom? Borne of a knowledge of the Old Testament Scriptures.

In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

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And that One New Man is the Bride of Christ

I disagree, Bendito,
The figure of the One New Man (Eph.2:15) is that of the Church which is His Body: and that is a different company to that which comprises the Bride of the Lamb (Rev.21:9).

In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[Bendito]

I disagree, Bendito,
The figure of the One New Man (Eph.2:15) is that of the Church which is His Body: and that is a different company to that which comprises the Bride of the Lamb (Rev.21:9).

In Christ Jesus
Chris

How so? The One New Man comes out of the church as in Rev 12

 

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How so? The One New Man comes out of the church as in Rev 12

'Having abolished in His flesh the enmity,
even the law of commandments contained in ordinances;
for to make in Himself of twain one new man,
so making peace;'
(Eph_2:15)

Hello @Bendito,

Thank you for responding.

The figure of the one new man, is created by God following the laying aside of the nation of Israel in unbelief (temporarily) at the end of the Acts period. This company is unique in it's blessings and it's inheritance and in so many other ways, as you can see in Ephesians chapter one. It is a joint body of believing Jews and Gentiles as equals, united and made nigh to Christ their Head in One Body. They are accepted in the Beloved and Complete in Him, having been forgiven for all their sins, and adopted as sons of God, by the Father, on the basis of the all-sufficient sacrifice of His Son.

Never before had such a company been created, Gentiles were never equal with their Jewish counterparts before, but salvation was now sent to them (Acts 28). Salvation was no longer of the Jew only. Israel was no longer 'first': it no longer had preeminence. They were one Body in Christ their Head.
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The Bride of the Lamb is made up of Overcomers of faith from every generation, who like Abraham, look for a city whose builder and maker is God. Hebrews 11 names some of those who were recognised to be faithful, and the book of Revelation includes those who overcome during the great tribulation of those days still yet to come, who remain faithful, even unto death. The believing remnant of Israel is also among their number and the twelve apostles. These will live and reign with Christ for 1,000 years.

Forgive me if my understanding of these two callings is imperfect, but I hope it will give food for thought at least, and it is incumbent upon each of us to search and see if these things are so. For we are all equally likely to get things wrong.

May God give discernment.
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[Bendito]

'Having abolished in His flesh the enmity,
even the law of commandments contained in ordinances;
for to make in Himself of twain one new man,
so making peace;'
(Eph_2:15)

Hello @Bendito,

Thank you for responding.

The figure of the one new man, is created by God following the laying aside of the nation of Israel in unbelief (temporarily) at the end of the Acts period. This company is unique in it's blessings and it's inheritance and in so many other ways, as you can see in Ephesians chapter one. It is a joint body of believing Jews and Gentiles as equals, united and made nigh to Christ their Head in One Body. They are accepted in the Beloved and Complete in Him, having been forgiven for all their sins, and adopted as sons of God, by the Father, on the basis of the all-sufficient sacrifice of His Son.

Never before had such a company been created, Gentiles were never equal with their Jewish counterparts before, but salvation was now sent to them (Acts 28). Salvation was no longer of the Jew only. Israel was no longer 'first': it no longer had preeminence. They were one Body in Christ their Head.
----------------

The Bride of the Lamb is made up of Overcomers of faith from every generation, who like Abraham, look for a city whose builder and maker is God. Hebrews 11 names some of those who were recognised to be faithful, and the book of Revelation includes those who overcome during the great tribulation of those days still yet to come, who remain faithful, even unto death. The believing remnant of Israel is also among their number and the twelve apostles. These will live and reign with Christ for 1,000 years.

Forgive me if my understanding of these two callings is imperfect, but I hope it will give food for thought at least, and it is incumbent upon each of us to search and see if these things are so. For we are all equally likely to get things wrong.

May God give discernment.
In Christ Jesus
Chris

Thank you, Chris, for your view. We may be looking at the same gem here but through different facets.

 

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'Having abolished in His flesh the enmity,
even the law of commandments contained in ordinances;
for to make in Himself of twain one new man,
so making peace;'
(Eph_2:15)

Hello @Bendito,

Thank you for responding.

The figure of the one new man, is created by God following the laying aside of the nation of Israel in unbelief (temporarily) at the end of the Acts period. This company is unique in it's blessings and it's inheritance and in so many other ways, as you can see in Ephesians chapter one. It is a joint body of believing Jews and Gentiles as equals, united and made nigh to Christ their Head in One Body. They are accepted in the Beloved and Complete in Him, having been forgiven for all their sins, and adopted as sons of God, by the Father, on the basis of the all-sufficient sacrifice of His Son.

Never before had such a company been created, Gentiles were never equal with their Jewish counterparts before, but salvation was now sent to them (Acts 28). Salvation was no longer of the Jew only. Israel was no longer 'first': it no longer had preeminence. They were one Body in Christ their Head.
----------------

The Bride of the Lamb is made up of Overcomers of faith from every generation, who like Abraham, look for a city whose builder and maker is God. Hebrews 11 names some of those who were recognised to be faithful, and the book of Revelation includes those who overcome during the great tribulation of those days still yet to come, who remain faithful, even unto death. The believing remnant of Israel is also among their number and the twelve apostles. These will live and reign with Christ for 1,000 years.

Forgive me if my understanding of these two callings is imperfect, but I hope it will give food for thought at least, and it is incumbent upon each of us to search and see if these things are so. For we are all equally likely to get things wrong.

May God give discernment.
In Christ Jesus
Chris

Hello @Bendito,

I need to amend one thing in regard to the Bride of the Lamb in my previous post (above), I said, 'every generation', when I should have said, every generation within Israel up until the laying aside of that nation in unbelief (temporarily) at the end of the Acts period: including those who are faithful after they are taken once more to be 'the People of God' after their repentance and restoration at the end of the age.

In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[At Peace]

When was the last time you told a child to repent or else they would be cast out and would perish? A child with so called 'child like faith' would need to be convicted of sin in order to repent AND would have to realize that they would perish which if they had 'child like faith' they would by man's definition as seen here in this thread, not even contemplate nor consider nor be able to because that would mean that they would have to cease from such 'child like faith' in order to do so.

It throws the whole idea of 'child like faith' into disarray. And we know that one must repent. Why would one accepted have to repent? A child who is convinced already of the father's love and safety would never consider perishing at the hands of his father and isn't that what so many are saying this 'child like faith' is?

Can you see the unreasonableness of such a contradiction?
Bless you ....><>

You are "mixing your metaphors".
Children have nothing to repent of, (till the age of reason), so there is no need to convince them to "turn from" anything..

 

[Br. Bear]

Greetings,

Children have nothing to repent of, (till the age of reason), so there is no need to convince them to "turn from" anything

I think that is what I was getting at in what I was trying to say?

I thought one NEEDED to repent with confession etc as 'one foot' stepping in and so the concept or notion of first becoming as a child would negate that as you have pointed out.

I am chewing over fellow Member complete's (Chris) reply in regards to the lost sheep of the house of Israel (I am not sure if that is totally correct for more than one reason but am seeking clarity with my limited knowledge) and also looking afresh at what Chris said/wrote regarding the process of a) being converted then b) becoming children then c) entering in.
I am acutely aware of the futility of my own reasoning and also of blindly following the busiest footpath. I am challenged somewhat regarding these couple of points only because I know (from vague memory at present) what I have already written. I might have to read through my own writing?

However, the concept of 'child like faith' still comes up as a dreamt up take and potentially dangerous error regarding the 'process' of entering in. We also can and do, on this point,ignorantly mix and match a few different actual words and phrases from Scripture,

• Enter
  
• See
  
• Inherit
  
• Kingdom of God
  
• Kingdom of heaven
• Eternal Life

Thank you for what you brought up and for faithfully doing so with the gentleness I need.
Also, if I may, I shall tag Chris as I have mentioned the kind words shared @complete


Bless you ....><>

 

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Greetings,



I think that is what I was getting at in what I was trying to say?

I thought one NEEDED to repent with confession etc as 'one foot' stepping in and so the concept or notion of first becoming as a child would negate that as you have pointed out.

I am chewing over fellow Member complete's (Chris) reply in regards to the lost sheep of the house of Israel (I am not sure if that is totally correct for more than one reason but am seeking clarity with my limited knowledge) and also looking afresh at what Chris said/wrote regarding the process of a) being converted then b) becoming children then c) entering in.
I am acutely aware of the futility of my own reasoning and also of blindly following the busiest footpath. I am challenged somewhat regarding these couple of points only because I know (from vague memory at present) what I have already written. I might have to read through my own writing?

However, the concept of 'child like faith' still comes up as a dreamt up take and potentially dangerous error regarding the 'process' of entering in. We also can and do, on this point,ignorantly mix and match a few different actual words and phrases from Scripture,

• Enter
  
• See
  
• Inherit
  
• Kingdom of God
  
• Kingdom of heaven
• Eternal Life

Thank you for what you brought up and for faithfully doing so with the gentleness I need.
Also, if I may, I shall tag Chris as I have mentioned the kind words shared @complete


Bless you ....><>

'But He answered and said,
"I am not sent but unto the lost sheep
of the house of Israel.'
(Mat 15:24)

Hello @Bro.Bear,

You have mentioned my entry #83, here in your response to 'At Peace', I look forward to hearing from you, and will be glad to discuss this with you, and hear your thoughts upon these things.

Within the love of Christ our Saviour,
Now risen and glorified
And seated at God's right hand,
And we in Him!

Praise His Holy Name!

Chris

 

[Br. Bear]

Within the love of Christ our Saviour,
Now risen and glorified
And seated at God's right hand,
And we in Him!

Praise His Holy Name!

A big YES to that, Chris.

I shall endeavor to do as invited. I very much appreciate being able to discuss this with you.


Bless you ....><>

 

[Br. Bear]

Greetings again Chris,

Trying to keep to the topic for everyone including myself, my foremost 'point' is that regarding the notion/concept of 'child like faith' and how it can and does interfere with our ability to accurately know what Scripture is saying. This is only one example of such that is so commonplace as we continue to use cliques in what is then rendered as Christianese. The more we continue without challenging such terms, the longest we remain ignorant of the complete truth.

I have attempted to spell this out in my replies so far in this thread to some degree and ask you and all others to forgive me if I have failed to be clear and understood.

Now, the Scripture you have quoted does challenge me in regards to some things I wrote in connection to what I have said/written here in this reply and I always 'embrace' a challenge and find it to be very wholesome for me which is something I know to be important if ever I am to speak of the Lord with and/or to another or others.

I have been meditating on not only what you said/wrote but also things that other Members have shared as well as my own listening to our LORD regarding all things.

At present, I shall be a little while or two before I can dedicate any time to go further here and due to circumstances I am presently somewhat hindered, as with the several other topics and threads here that I have committed my attention to.

May I ask, in the meantime, can you please read the Scripture(s) you have quoted in a much larger context and I would be very glad if you are able, if you would listen to the whole Gospel or Letter that the Scripture you quoted is from? There is method in my request that I know has helped me immensely. Of course you do not have to and I will have no problem about it if you don't.


Bless you ....><>

 

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Greetings again Chris,

Trying to keep to the topic for everyone including myself, my foremost 'point' is that regarding the notion/concept of 'child like faith' and how it can and does interfere with our ability to accurately know what Scripture is saying. This is only one example of such that is so commonplace as we continue to use cliques in what is then rendered as Christianese. The more we continue without challenging such terms, the longest we remain ignorant of the complete truth.

I have attempted to spell this out in my replies so far in this thread to some degree and ask you and all others to forgive me if I have failed to be clear and understood.

Now, the Scripture you have quoted does challenge me in regards to some things I wrote in connection to what I have said/written here in this reply and I always 'embrace' a challenge and find it to be very wholesome for me which is something I know to be important if ever I am to speak of the Lord with and/or to another or others.

I have been meditating on not only what you said/wrote but also things that other Members have shared as well as my own listening to our LORD regarding all things.

At present, I shall be a little while or two before I can dedicate any time to go further here and due to circumstances I am presently somewhat hindered, as with the several other topics and threads here that I have committed my attention to.

May I ask, in the meantime, can you please read the Scripture(s) you have quoted in a much larger context and I would be very glad if you are able, if you would listen to the whole Gospel or Letter that the Scripture you quoted is from? There is method in my request that I know has helped me immensely. Of course you do not have to and I will have no problem about it if you don't.


Bless you ....><>

 

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I shall do what you ask with pleasure, Bro Bear.

In anticipation.
Within the love of Christ our Saviour.
Chris

 

[At Peace]

Greetings,



I think that is what I was getting at in what I was trying to say?

I thought one NEEDED to repent with confession etc as 'one foot' stepping in and so the concept or notion of first becoming as a child would negate that as you have pointed out.

I am chewing over fellow Member complete's (Chris) reply in regards to the lost sheep of the house of Israel (I am not sure if that is totally correct for more than one reason but am seeking clarity with my limited knowledge) and also looking afresh at what Chris said/wrote regarding the process of a) being converted then b) becoming children then c) entering in.
I am acutely aware of the futility of my own reasoning and also of blindly following the busiest footpath. I am challenged somewhat regarding these couple of points only because I know (from vague memory at present) what I have already written. I might have to read through my own writing?

However, the concept of 'child like faith' still comes up as a dreamt up take and potentially dangerous error regarding the 'process' of entering in. We also can and do, on this point,ignorantly mix and match a few different actual words and phrases from Scripture,

• Enter
  
• See
  
• Inherit
  
• Kingdom of God
  
• Kingdom of heaven
• Eternal Life

Thank you for what you brought up and for faithfully doing so with the gentleness I need.
Also, if I may, I shall tag Chris as I have mentioned the kind words shared @complete
Bless you ....><>

OK, I'm back on track now.

 

[Wired 4 Fishen]

Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: "O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike.

Blessings to you

 

[Br. Bear]

Greetings,

I am on my way to getting back to this thread and am also interested if anyone has any further thoughts/words to share about 'child-like faith'.

As has been pointed out to me, there is that wonderful verse or two about children praising the Lord Jesus before His Crucifixion... out of the mouth of babes and children.
As much as I determine to understand the whole picture, I am pleasantly brought back to square one with such wonderful Scripture as these.


Bless you ....><>

 

[KingJ]

I suppose this is obvious, if you are not a child you cannot have child like faith. If you are a child you 'should' have child like faith.

I do believe a child has absolute faith in their parent or guardian. They have not learnt to fake faith / brainwash themselves. They either have absolute faith or no faith at all. They either trust and feel comfortable with their parent and or guardian, or they don't. It is important to clarify that child like faith, if it exists is absolute faith. Faith in our Father like faith in gravity. If it does not exist, it does not exist. Children are honest and innocent. Not tainted. A child can be taught to manipulate a parent. But that is a separate issue. A child asks a parent with expectation. They either do or they 'don't at all'. They never ask, not expecting.

The other side of the coin and I do believe a pertinent point to raise on this topic, is the parents treatment of their children. The parents response to child like faith.

A parent will respond because they see untainted, innocent, earnest, genuine, sin free, non boastful requests from their child (not neighbors child).

We can ask by faith naturally or we can be trained to ask for things by faith. Do X, Y and Z plus don't doubt for A, B and C to come to pass. That is brainwashing. A child does what a child does. A child asks knowing their parent. No brainwashing or manipulation of any kind is necessary. Someone who is not a child can impersonate a child. Or a person in sin can brainwash themselves into thinking positive thinking type formulae is involved. In this instance faith becomes a stand alone substance of something other then Christian faith / faith in whom it should be in. Faith can never be a stand alone word and every person that uses it as such needs to properly judge the context. Faith has to be qualified and well explained. Example: A Child has faith in their parent meeting their request because they know the parent loves them. So they will literally ask for anything. The parent exercises constraints based on their better judgement. But the parent does not ever want a child to feel restricted. A parent expects a child to be able to freely ask for anything.

So, when people make statements like. 1. Grow your faith. We have to ask, what faith we must grow? Faith in who? 2. Don't doubt. Don't doubt what? How can a Christian / child of God doubt God's power? How can we not ask if the person asking this is a child of God?

People confuse faith the unsaved Jews needed in Jesus to perform a miracle with Christian faith. Christian faith is child like faith because it is absolute faith in Father God. It is ''knowing'' the Father. Faith in God is completely different for the child of God then it is for the 'neighbors child'. The neighbors child needs to apply themselves to believing without doubt that our Father will help them. They have to make the effort to come and visit our Father before He can help them.

We are children of God. We are not the neighbors children, making requests to someone else's Father by faith. As the Jews at the time of Jesus were. Very important to understand the difference. As the risk of teaching this incorrectly, is a new religion. One based around 'our' faith. Bending God's arms. Treating God like He is an object / vending machine. Teaching that mental attitude is more important then a changed heart.

Children of God have child-like faith in God. Child-like faith is not just ''innocent, cute and what not''. It is faith you expect a child to have in their parent. The bond of trust and faith that exists between children and parents / guardians is real and noticeable. Everyone of us who does not have child like faith in God our Father, is simply not a child of God? A neighbors child brainwashing themselves into thinking they are a child of God. There is to be no brainwashing / positive thinking teaching to a child of God. When children make a request of their Father, their Father considers all their requests without any partiality whatsoever. Positivity, confidence, reciting correct passages are all completely irrelevant...to a child of God.

Consider this scenario: Bob, Sandy and Joe are three children. All need to ask for plasters as they were wrestling and got hurt. Bob asks without doubting his parent can help him. Sandy asks by reciting the passages in the fathers will that stipulates / evidences his love for them and therefore holds him to deliver on this in the present. Joe, is nervous and illiterate. He ask with fear and zero expectation. Who does the parent help? The Father answers all their requests. He also spends some TLC time with Joe. Any other answer is to not grasp child like faith a Christian has and God's impartiality to His children.

 

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Greetings,

I am on my way to getting back to this thread and am also interested if anyone has any further thoughts/words to share about 'child-like faith'.

As has been pointed out to me, there is that wonderful verse or two about children praising the Lord Jesus before His Crucifixion... out of the mouth of babes and children.
As much as I determine to understand the whole picture, I am pleasantly brought back to square one with such wonderful Scripture as these.

Bless you ....><>

‘And when the chief priests and scribes
saw the wonderful things that He did,
and the children crying in the temple, and saying,
“Hosanna to the Son of David; “
they were sore displeased,
‘And said unto Him, “Hearest Thou what these say? “
And Jesus saith unto them,
“Yea; have ye never read,
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings
Thou hast perfected praise? “’
(Mat.21:15-16)

Hello @Br, Bear

In relation to the verse that you refer to (above): it is, as you will know, a reference to Psalm 8:2.

'Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou ordained strength
because of thine enemies, that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.'
(Psa. 8:2)

* What a wonderful Psalm this is, isn't it, @Bro. Bear?

* How appropriate this is to the moment in Matthew 21:15-16, isn't it? The Chief Priests and Scribes, had taken council together to put the Lord Jesus Christ to death, They had rejected Him as both Prophet, Priest and King. They were His enemies, and He quotes this verse to them from Psalm 8, which contain the words, 'that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger'. How humiliating for these mighty men of letters, knowledgeable men, to whom the Old Testament prophecies concerning Christ were known, who had witnessed the Divine evidential miracles that He did, and heard the words of God that issued from Him, yet it took the children of this wicked generation to say, 'Hosanna to the Son of David', to give Him the acknowledgement He desearved.

Praise God!

* I have been hoping that you would respond further, Br. Bear. I have missed you.

* The other verse we looked at earlier from Matthew 19, has been occupying me too,

‘Then were there brought unto Him little children,
that He should put His hands on them, and pray:
and the disciples rebuked them.
But Jesus said,
“Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me:
for of such is the kingdom of heaven.’
(Mat 19:13)

* These are the children of that wicked generation (Matt. 12:45), and after the death and resurrection of Christ, and during the Acts of the Apostles, these could well have formed part of the believing remnant, could they not? Also had Israel repented, these little ones could have indeed have formed part of the Kingdom of heaven, and the times of the restitution of all things promised during the millennial reign .

Praise‘But ye denied the Holy One and the Just,
and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead;
whereof we are witnesses.
And His Name through faith in His Name hath made this man strong,
whom ye see and know:
yea, the faith which is by Him hath given him this perfect soundness
in the presence of you all.
And now, brethren,
I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all His prophets,
that Christ should suffer, He hath so fulfilled.
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out,
when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
And He shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things,
which God hath spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.
For Moses truly said unto the fathers,
“A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me;
Him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever He shall say unto you.
And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet,
shall be destroyed from among the people.’
(Act 3:14-23)

Praise God!

With love In Christ Jesus
Chris