Children do not have to become adults to be saved, but adults have to become little children
Home “ At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me. ” [Matthew 18:1-5] Children do not have to become adults to be saved, but adults have to become little children T he disciples had always thought of the kingdom of heaven as the golden age of peace and prosperity. Now they began to covet positions of preferment in it. Their self-seeking spirit found expression in the question, “ who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Jesus answered with a living object lesson. Placing a little child in their midst, He said that men m...