Receive the kingdom of God as a little child

Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” (Mark 10:15)

I really enjoy to discuss with my children about Bible. They really like to investigate and think about theology. I just like to read the teachings from our Lord Jesus and I even keep a habit of reading a chapter in four gospels everyday continuously for a few years. Actually I like to go deep in understanding the words from Jesus and think about it from scratch without reading any reference books.

Tonight I asked them “What are the characteristics of a little child?” My son even pull out a theologist face so that I can tell he is thinking wide and deep. There are no absolute answers in these kind of questions but I can share their answers with you. They are innocent, pure, direct, dependent, creative, humble, joyful, beautiful, empathy, helpful, hopeful, loveable, truthful, honest, simple, no reluctance and no doubt.

There is an answer that I haven’t mentioned but my daughter keeps saying it again and again. Her answer is “naive”. This is a controversial answer but it just keep me thinking about it again and again. However I can’t neglect this answer as there are different wisdoms from different perspectives. Wisdom from men and wisdom from heaven can be totally different.  It can be seen as “naive” in human eyes but it can be totally opposite from eagle eyes. Anyway, I will leave it open at this point. She might come up with a better answer in the future I assume.

I love my children so much! They grow in wisdom and stature day by day and I really hope they would be good Christians in the future. Follow Jesus and His teachings.