39 Obstacles to Salvation

The commandment to Adam to be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth has never been abrogated (Genesis 1:28). When they are of an age to make decisions for themselves they should be encouraged to submit to Him in belief and place Him in authority over their lives. It was customary for Jewish parents to be brought to the rabbi for blessing along with their parents. So it was understandable that the people who came for His teaching and healing brought their children for His blessing upon them. Jesus was very receptive to their requests for blessing. Unspoiled children exhibit and model the appropriate mindset for all who come to Jesus in belief. They are humble, dependent on others and filled with potential. Jesus will show all around Him that the receptivity of a little child is a strong guideline for the kind of response required of anyone who would enter God’s Kingdom through salvation. Pride, argumentation, doubt and indifference do not allow God’s Spirit to enter one to receive Him.