{"id":49713,"date":"2019-01-23T15:31:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T23:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=49713"},"modified":"2019-01-30T14:59:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T22:59:39","slug":"childlike-faith-matthew-18-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/childlike-faith-matthew-18-3\/","title":{"rendered":"What is childlike faith? (Matthew 18:3; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:17)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"What is childlike faith? (Matthew 18:3; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:17)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-01-23T15:31:41-08:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT29M12S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Some Christians say that they don\u2019t need reasons or explanations for what they believe, because they have faith like a child or childlike faith. When they say this, they mean that they don\u2019t ask questions about their beliefs, nor do they wonder if what they believe is true. Childlike faith is often described as a faith that does not doubt, question, or seek explanations; it just believes. But this is not childlike faith. So what is childlike faith?\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/one_verse\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/563633160-redeeminggod-141-what-is-childlike-faith-matthew-183.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"53.9\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6014\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-49713-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/one_verse\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/563633160-redeeminggod-141-what-is-childlike-faith-matthew-183.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/one_verse\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/563633160-redeeminggod-141-what-is-childlike-faith-matthew-183.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/one_verse\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/563633160-redeeminggod-141-what-is-childlike-faith-matthew-183.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p>(#AmazonAdLink) <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Wf8FRn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-small wp-image-49822\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/What-ais-Faith-square-500-300x300.png\" alt=\"What is faith\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/What-ais-Faith-square-500-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/What-ais-Faith-square-500-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/What-ais-Faith-square-500-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/What-ais-Faith-square-500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I have <a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/faith-like-a-child\/\">previously written about faith like a child here<\/a>, but in light of the release of (#AmazonAdLink) <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Wf8FRn\">my new book on faith<\/a>, let me revisit the idea of childlike faith.<\/p>\n<p>Some Christians say that they don\u2019t need reasons or explanations for what they believe, because they have \u201cfaith like a child\u201d or \u201cchildlike faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When they say this, they mean that they don\u2019t ask questions about their beliefs, nor do they wonder if what they believe is true. Childlike faith is often described as a faith that does not doubt, question, or seek explanations; it just believes.<\/p>\n<p>But this is not childlike faith.<\/p>\n<p>So what is childlike faith?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-small wp-image-49825\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/childlike_faith-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"what is childlike faith\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/childlike_faith-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/childlike_faith-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/childlike_faith-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/childlike_faith-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/childlike_faith-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/childlike_faith.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In seeking to understand what childlike faith <em>actually <\/em>is, let us look at <strong>four reasons why the lack of desire to ask questions is not \u201cchildlike faith.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>1. Those with &#8220;Childlike faith&#8221; sometimes look down on those who ask questions<\/h2>\n<p>First, while it is completely fine if a person does not <em>want<\/em> to ask questions about what they believe or seek answers about <em>why <\/em>they believe what they do, they should not look down upon those who do ask questions. Nor should they prohibit people from doing so.<\/p>\n<p>Some who claim to have \u201cchildlike faith\u201d wear it as a badge of honor, seeming to indicate to others that their unquestioning faith is superior to those who ask questions and seek explanations.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, \u201cchildlike faith\u201d could actually be called \u201carrogant faith\u201d for those who claim to have it sometimes look down on those who require reason, logic, and explanations for what they believe.<\/p>\n<p>People who have this attitude will often say \u201cI just believe the Bible\u201d or \u201cGod says it, I believe it, that settles it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In reality, they don\u2019t \u201cjust believe the Bible.\u201d They believe a particular interpretation or explanation of the Bible, and often claim to \u201cjust believe the Bible\u201d when someone comes along and presents a different perspective or explanation.<\/p>\n<p>When faith is thought of as \u201cblind faith\u201d or a \u201cleap into the void\u201d in a way that does not require reason, logic, or explanation, those who are able to maintain this sort of faith sometimes have the tendency to look down on those who require reason, logic, and explanation for their beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the opposite is also true. People who use reason and logic to support their beliefs often condemn those who don\u2019t for having an \u201cignorant and uneducated faith.\u201d This is not good either.<\/p>\n<p>So if a person does not want to ask questions, there is no requirement to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Many people do not enjoy the \u201clife of the mind\u201d and should not be expected to engage in such practices.<\/p>\n<p>However, this preference should not be equated with childlike faith.<\/p>\n<p>Those who do not seek to dive deep into theology and seek answers to questions should not look down on those who do seek such answers as having a \u201clesser faith\u201d (and <em>vice versa<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>So rather than say that a faith which does not question is \u201cchildlike faith\u201d it might be better to simply call it an unquestioning faith.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-small wp-image-49826\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/faith-like-a-child-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"childlike faith\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/faith-like-a-child-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/faith-like-a-child-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/faith-like-a-child.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This is the second reason that childlike faith cannot be equated with the lack of desire to ask questions.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Children ask LOTS of Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Childlike faith is not about the avoidance of questions, for children ask many, many questions. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As any parent will tell you, the unrelenting barrage of questions from a two-year old can become quite exhausting.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it could easily be argued that true \u201cchildlike faith\u201d is actually a faith that asks <em>lots <\/em>of questions.<\/p>\n<p>So <strong>the desire (or lack of desire) to ask questions has nothing to do with whether or not a person has childlike faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>3. Children always have reasons for what they believe<\/h2>\n<p>The third reason that a faith which does not ask question or seek explanations cannot be called \u201cchildlike faith\u201d is because there are explanations and reasons for what a child believes \u2026 even if they themselves are not aware of what those reasons are.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, children do not believe anything without reason. The most common reason that children believe what they believe is because someone they trust told them what to believe. Children often simply believe whatever their parents and teachers tell them.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, true childlike faith is not an unthinking faith, for the authority of the person who teaches is a factor that faith takes into consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Something similar occurs whenever a person has a so-called \u201cunquestioning faith.\u201d They do not believe without reason; they simply have not thought through what the reasons and explanations for their beliefs might be.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they believe what a pastor or teacher taught them, or what seems to be the \u201cplain reading\u201d of Scripture (though careful, contextual studies of the text often reveal that the \u201cplain reading\u201d is not the best reading).<\/p>\n<p>There is nothing wrong with not knowing exactly <em>why <\/em>you have the beliefs you have, but a lack of understanding about <em>why <\/em>should not be confused with a lack of explanation. There <em>are <\/em>explanations for why you believe what you believe, even if you don\u2019t know what these explanations are.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody has a complete explanation and understanding for why they believe what they believe. \\<\/p>\n<p>But everybody, over time, naturally and normally grows in their understanding and gains explanations for their beliefs. While initially, a belief might be gained because \u201cI learned it in Kindergarten,\u201d this belief will either remain unquestioned and unchallenged throughout life, or it will be challenged and questioned.<\/p>\n<p>If it is challenged and questioned, the belief will either be supported and affirmed, or disproven and denied.<\/p>\n<p>But nobody\u2019s beliefs all stay the same throughout all of life. Instead, everybody matures and grows in what they think and believe. This is normal, natural, and just as God intended.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-49824\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/faith-of-a-child.jpg\" alt=\"faith like a child\" width=\"187\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/faith-of-a-child.jpg 187w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/faith-of-a-child-70x100.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/>Just as children grow and mature, so also does faith. This is the way God made humans, and this is the way God made faith.<\/p>\n<h2>4. The term &#8220;childlike faith&#8221; is not found in the Bible<\/h2>\n<p>Which brings up the fourth and final reason that unquestioning faith cannot be equated with childlike faith. And it is this: \u201cchildlike faith\u201d is not found in the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>There is no such thing as biblical \u201cchildlike faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When people refer to \u201cchildlike faith\u201d or \u201cfaith like a child,\u201d they have in mind the sorts of things Jesus says in Matthew 18:3, Mark 10:14, and Luke 18:17, where He teaches that the kingdom of heaven belongs to little children.<\/p>\n<p>But in these passages, Jesus isn\u2019t talking about faith. In fact, He doesn\u2019t mention \u201cfaith\u201d at all. Instead, Jesus is talking about entering the kingdom of heaven, and He encourages His listeners to humble themselves like a child and receive Him like a child (Matt 18:4-5; Mark 10:14) if they want to see the kingdom of heaven.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, there is something essential about the childlike perspective for the person who wants to see the kingdom of heaven.<\/p>\n<p>But what is Jesus talking about? What is this childlike perspective that Jesus has in mind?<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-49823\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/faith-like-a-child-Matthew-18-3-570x321.jpg\" alt=\"faith like a child Matthew 18:3\" width=\"570\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/faith-like-a-child-Matthew-18-3-570x321.jpg 570w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/faith-like-a-child-Matthew-18-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/faith-like-a-child-Matthew-18-3-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/faith-like-a-child-Matthew-18-3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What does Jesus mean in Matthew 18:3 about entering the Kingdom like a child?<\/h2>\n<p>To begin with, it is critical to recognize that the kingdom of heaven is not eternal life. The phrase \u201csee the kingdom of heaven\u201d does not mean \u201cgo to heaven when you die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, \u201cSeeing the kingdom of heaven\u201d is not the same thing as \u201cgoing to heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two concepts of entering (or seeing) the kingdom and going to heaven when you die are not equivalent in the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>It is important that we recognize this, because Jesus says that seeing the kingdom of heaven requires humility. If seeing the kingdom of heaven was the same as going to heaven, then the good work of personal humility would be required for entrance into heaven after death.<\/p>\n<p>But eternal life is received by faith alone in Jesus Christ alone (John 3:16; 5:24; 6:47); not by living humbly before God.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Good works are not required to gain entrance into heaven.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What then is the kingdom of heaven?<\/p>\n<p>In the Gospels, the phrase \u201ckingdom of heaven\u201d or \u201ckingdom of God\u201d refers to the rule and reign of God in our lives <em>now <\/em>on earth. It is about God\u2019s will being done on earth, as it is done in heaven (Matthew 6:10).<\/p>\n<p>All the kingdom imagery and terminology in the Gospels is not about \u201cleaving earth and going to heaven when we die\u201d but about \u201cheaven coming down to earth while we live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the kingdom of heaven is not about life after death, but about living and experiencing God\u2019s life in <em>this life <\/em>here and now.<\/p>\n<p>This is what Jesus has in mind when He teaches about becoming like a little child. Experiencing the life of God in this life requires humility like a little child.<\/p>\n<p>In what way? Not by remaining ignorant, for God gave us Scripture so that we might learn, grow, mature, reason (Isaiah 1:18), and become students, disciples, and followers of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Timothy 2:2).<\/p>\n<p>Instead, becoming like a little child means that we maintain the wonderful and beautiful characteristics and qualities of children that life in this sinful world tends to beat out of us.<\/p>\n<p>Like what?<\/p>\n<p>Like tenderness of conscience.<\/p>\n<p>Openness about emotions and feelings.<\/p>\n<p>Creativity and imagination.<\/p>\n<p>Wonder and awe.<\/p>\n<p>Joy.<\/p>\n<p>Eternal hope.<\/p>\n<p>Playfulness and humor.<\/p>\n<p>Trust.<\/p>\n<p>Easy forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Undying love.<\/p>\n<p>Boundless exuberance and energy.<\/p>\n<p>Always thinking the best about life and other people.<\/p>\n<p>Being willing to learn and grow.<\/p>\n<p>These are the sort of qualities that tend to define children, but which get stripped out of people as they encounter the sin and brokenness of this world.<\/p>\n<p>As adults, we get bored with flowers, bugs, and sunsets. We lose delight in talking with others about nothing.<\/p>\n<p>We become jaded and disinterested.<\/p>\n<p>Adults hold grudges, harbor fears, and stay angry.<\/p>\n<p>Adults refuse to forgive.<\/p>\n<p>Adults remember slights.<\/p>\n<p>Adults lose hope because their hopes have been dashed and destroyed so many time.<\/p>\n<p>Adults do things \u201cbecause they\u2019ve always been done that way\u201d and have trouble imagining anything different.<\/p>\n<p>But children do not behave in any of these ways. Nor did Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things that attracted people to Jesus is that He was \u201cchildlike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Does this mean He lacked wisdom and understanding? Far from it. Jesus was \u201cchildlike\u201d because He was full of the wonder of life, the hope for humanity, and the beauty of creation.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus lived in awe of life, awe of God, and awe of humanity.<\/p>\n<p>And this awe was contagious. People who saw how Jesus lived began to see how life should be lived. Jesus revealed how God intended life to be lived. In other words, those who begin to live life like Jesus are those who begin to see heaven come down to earth.<\/p>\n<p>They begin to see the rule and reign of God unfold in their own life with all its beauty, majesty, glory, and creativity. This is what Jesus Himself lived, and this is what Jesus invited others to live also. He taught that if you want to experience God\u2019s life in this life (the kingdom of heaven), then you need to become like a little child once again.<\/p>\n<h2>Do you want to enter the Kingdom like a child?<\/h2>\n<p>If so, then ask questions. Lots of questions.<\/p>\n<p>But also have fun. Laugh. Play. Imagine. Sing. Dance. Hope. Dream. Forgive. Create. Trust. Live life to the full. Be excited. Be adventuresome. Be tender of heart.<\/p>\n<p>And most of all, love. When you live this way, you will become like a little child, and will see the kingdom of heaven rise again in your life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/courses\/gospel-dictionary\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-42665\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gospel-Dictionary-Audio-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Gospel Dictionary\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gospel-Dictionary-Audio-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gospel-Dictionary-Audio-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gospel-Dictionary-Audio-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gospel-Dictionary-Audio-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gospel-Dictionary-Audio-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gospel-Dictionary-Audio.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><strong>Understanding the Gospel requires us to properly understand the key words and terms of the Gospel.<\/strong> Take my course, \"The Gospel Dictionary\" to learn about the 52 key words of the Gospel, and hundreds of Bible passages that use these words.<\/p> \r\n\r\n<p>This course costs $297, but when you <a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/register\/\">join the Discipleship group<\/a>, you can to take the entire course for free.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is childlike faith? 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