...kingdom of God without being born from water and spirit ' ; and Matt. 18:3,' unless you turn round and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of Heaven'. In slightly different ways, each emphasizes the necessity of a new life. This is not a new life in...

...something isolated from the Kingdom. The way to ihe Kingdom is the way of conversion. "Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 18:3). This turning is then a positive act — a turning to God (I Pet. 2:25; II Cor. 3:10;...

...called a child, had him stand in the midst of them, 3and said, "Amen, I tell you, unless you repent and become like children, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven. "The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles himself like this child. 5And whoever...

...to him a child, he put him in the midst of them, s and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. * Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 6 "Whoever...

...salvation (Mt 5.9,45; Lk 6.35; 20.36l. To be a child is itself the mark of the kingdom. 'Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven' (Mt 18.3l. Calling God abba reveals what is new about Jesus' understanding of God: God is close to...

...calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them, 'and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. '"Whoever receives...

...his interpretation has dominated Christian thought ever since: Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven (Matt 18:3). 1. Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Knramazov, p. 262. Writing about fifty years after the death...

...what it's like to be a child! Maybe that is part of what Jesus meant when he said, "Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 18:3). One who can tell a story well. Children love stories, but telling them is a risky enterprise....

...0-664-24598-6 (pbk.) To my children SCOTT AND DENISE Who provided insight into Jesus' saying, "Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 18:3) CONTENTS Acknowledgments 1 1 Introduction 13 PART I THE PASTOR AND CHILDREN 1 The Pastoral...

...living. Think for one minute of some of the things he says. To those closest to him: "Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 18:3). To the "good" people who think they are "very religious": "You also outwardly appear...