This article is long, but well worth your time to read. It is not only
sound biblical teaching, it is also a model of careful interpretation
of Scripture. In it, Warfield presents various interpretations of the
passage explaining why they are superficial and inferred — to one degree
or another. The last two paragraphs, giving us a more accurate
interpretation of the passage, are pure gold. A beautiful picture of the
sovereign, free grace of God in salvation.
CHILDLIKENESS
by B.B. Warfield
“Verily
I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the Kingdom of God as a
little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.” — Mark 10:15
The
declaration embodied in this verse, apparently very simple, and
certainly perfectly clear in its general sense, is not without its
perplexities when examined in its detailed implications. The occasion of
its enunciation was an incident in the life of our Lord which manifests
His beautiful tenderness as few others of those narrated in the
Gospels. In the prosecution of His mission He went up and down the land,
as we are told, “doing good.” It was characteristic of His teaching
that the common people heard Him gladly. It was of the essence of the
beneficent impression that He made that He drew to Him all who were
afflicted and were suffering with diverse diseases. Continue at Eric T. Young
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