In this passage Yeshua again uses children to illustrate how we must be like them -- humble, teachable, dependent upon Him, and submitting to His authority in order to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. And He blessed them. What does it mean to bless someone? Who did the disciples rebuke? And why? Does this passage support the doctrine of infant baptism for salvation? Do all young children and babies who die automatically have eternal salvation? Is there an age of accountability, and if so, what would it be? How does this passage connect with the previous verses about divorce and remarriage? Does any church really have God-given authority to prohibit ministers or priests from getting married? At the end, hear Jim sing the Aaronic Blessing from
Numbers 6. Presented July 19, 2014 at HalleluYah Fellowship in Jenks, Oklahoma. Website: www.halleluyahfellowship.net.