cd: There remains the fact that the parent brought their children to Christ we do the same thing in prayer today-and in church for worship- Even a child can understand the simple gospel.
(13) Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put > his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. > (14) But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come > unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. > (15) And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. ---------------------------------- > [Original Message] > From: David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 2/2/2006 8:32:38 PM > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Was Jesus of God's Nature? > > John wrote: > > ... there is not a single case of child evangelism > > in the NT scriptures. I think that to be significant > > as relates to this discussion. > > Even if your premise here were true, it would only be an argument from > silence that would not be very relevant. As it is, the Scriptures do give > us examples of child evangelism. > > Matthew 19:13-15 > (13) Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put > his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. > (14) But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come > unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. > (15) And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. > > Mark 10:13-16 > (13) And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and > his disciples rebuked those that brought them. > (14) But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, > Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such > is the kingdom of God. > (15) Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God > as a little child, he shall not enter therein. > (16) And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed > them. > > Acts 16:14-15 > (14) And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of > Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that > she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. > (15) And when she was baptized, AND HER HOUSEHOLD, she besought us, saying, > If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and > abide there. And she constrained us. > > Acts 18:8 > (8) And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with > ALL HIS HOUSE; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were > baptized. > > 1 Corinthians 1:16 > (16) And I baptized also the HOUSEHOLD of Stephanas: besides, I know not > whether I baptized any other. > > Acts 16:30-33 > (30) And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? > (31) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be > saved, and thy house. > (32) And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in > his house. > (33) And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; > and was baptized, he AND ALL HIS, straightway. > > The following passage indicates children being among those participating in > praying with Paul. > > Acts 21:5 > (5) And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; > and they all brought us on our way, with wives and CHILDREN, till we were > out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. > > Ephesian 6:1 and Col. 3:20 give instruction to children, to obey their > parents, treating them as being of the household of faith, just as it > admonishes fathers and servants. > > John, please let the little children come unto Jesus, and forbid them not. > > David Miller. > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
