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Luke 18:15-17

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15People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.

16But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

17Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

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1)       According to verse 15 what did the disciples do when people brought babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them?

o   They rebuked them.

 

2)       According to what Jesus said in verse 16 why should the disciples not hinder the little children from coming to him?

o   For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

 

3)       What gate-keeping function did the disciples serve doing triage for the crowd that was waiting to see Jesus, given that the crowd was large and could be unruly?

o   They

§  Maintained order.

§  And prevented the crowd from crowding Jesus.

 

4)       Given that the disciples made the triage decision with an eye toward making the crowd bigger, what did they prioritize, dramatic healing and driving out demons or requests that did not excite the crowd?

o   They prioritized

§  Dramatic healing.

§  And driving out demons.

 

5)       How did the request for Jesus to place his hands on babies sound to the disciples?

o   They considered the request to be

§  Trivializing Jesus’ ministry.

§  And getting in the way.

 

6)       What does it mean that anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it, given that a little child is very trusting?

o   It means that anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God trustingly, i.e., with childlike faith, will never enter it. 

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Luke 18:15-17

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