Correct. It is really a litmus test of what it means to keep the law according to God's definition rather than the definition of this rich young ruler. The rich young ruler claimed to be "good" claimed to have kept all the commandments and yet did not understand he was claiming to be "good" as God but "there is none good but one and that is God." The command to go sell all that he has and give to the poor" - would require complete dependent faith in God to sustain him since he would have nothing but God if he obeyed this. It would require him to love his neighbor as himself to give all his riches to the poor. To obey the command "come and follow me" would require faith in Christ as His Savior. This test would also determine his TRUE RICHES as well as demonstrate obedience to the first five commandments toward God and the second five commandments toward men. However, lost men are RICH IN SELF WORTH and no man has this capability to turn against themselves any more than a camel can go through the eye of a needle as this is impossible for men because they are totally depraved and it is only possibly by the power of God.
It is impossible to convince a Mormon that he is wrong!
Discussion in 'Other Christian Denominations' started by Wittenberger, Aug 28, 2012.
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The contextual "YOU" are his apostles. The words "become like" are terms of a simile. Again, he is simply using children to teach spiritual truth about the children of God.
rejected the gospel because "NOT.....ONE....should perish."
He is simply using literal children to illustrate the characteristics of spritiual children none of which shall perish.
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The point is that they are "little children": I don't think anyone would classify an eight year old as a "little child". An eight year old is a child.
Bottom line: he was talking about children in the later verses, not adults. "Little children" can be partakers of the kingdom of heaven.
I am in agreement with you on the last point. All children are in the same category as adults. We are all stained by original sin and need a Savior. There is no "Age of Accountability". -
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The very same term is used to describe children sitting in the market place who are old enough to talk and mock others:
Lu 7:32 They are like unto children <3813> sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
I don't think you have any absolute proof that demands this text must mean they are infants. However, the term can definitely include "infants." -
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So you do not agree with your fellow Baptist, Biblicist, that the Parable of the Sower is talking about Christians only? -
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