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NASB | Matthew 18:6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 18:6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble and sin [by leading him away from My teaching], it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone [as large as one turned by a donkey] hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. [Mark 9:42; Luke 17:2] |
Subject: Do all little ones believe? |
Bible Note: Dear retxar, Greetings in the name of Jesus! I can't see from this Scripture (Matthew 18:2) that the child, and all children, are included in the analogy. Do you have other Scriptures to back it up? Friend, I have no desire to condemn children. When I see the children of the unsaved, I FEEL that they have not rejected Jesus, so He MUST accept them. But what I feel, and what I read in the Bible do not always match! There may be other Scriptures that clearly show that all children are 'innocent' until they willfully reject God, then become 'guilty' until they 'accept' Jesus. I have not yet found them. Please teach me. Otherwise, I will continue to believe that God is just, and that I don't know His plans for all children. I DO know He extends grace to the children of believers for a season, but we have an awesome responsibility to bring them up for Jesus. "And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." Ephesians 6:4 KJV. "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." Ephesians 6:4 NASB. In any case, we are to preach the Gospel to all mankind, and the Lord will save whoever He wills! Peace and joy in Christ Jesus, charis |