Ducky
07-12-2009, 04:34 PM
Always facinated by Christ's words.
For me personally, I'm not a stickler as to who the man really was, as so much as the meaning behind the messenger.
When I hear the words..."Suffer the children", it has a double entendre. Such was the way with Christ's parables. There was always two ways of viewing his words. Boxes within boxes. It makes us mere mortals reach beyond our contemporary and safe thoughts and beliefs.
It's not the fact that he was asking for little physical people to come unto him, but also those who haven't hardened their hearts to the teachings of men.
Like the military.
You're probably thinking, "What the hell?!!?"
Well, there's a certain age where the military will accept people into their fold. Anytime after that, people are just 'unmoldable'. They're too wise to the ways of the world. Can't be trained. The military wants to get folks like a fresh piece of clay (that's hardly been used or hardened) so they can break the person down (mentally) and build them back up to their standards.
Christ was talking about people's mentalities, and sending out the invitation.
If we substituted the words 'the children' in the phrase: "Suffer the children unto Me", and replaced it with the words 'those who want to learn', we see an entirely new approach to this line of reasoning.
"Suffer those who want to learn unto me"
Children are young and impressionable, and are very open to learning, as opposed to adults who are set in their ways.
Thoughts anyone?
For me personally, I'm not a stickler as to who the man really was, as so much as the meaning behind the messenger.
When I hear the words..."Suffer the children", it has a double entendre. Such was the way with Christ's parables. There was always two ways of viewing his words. Boxes within boxes. It makes us mere mortals reach beyond our contemporary and safe thoughts and beliefs.
It's not the fact that he was asking for little physical people to come unto him, but also those who haven't hardened their hearts to the teachings of men.
Like the military.
You're probably thinking, "What the hell?!!?"
Well, there's a certain age where the military will accept people into their fold. Anytime after that, people are just 'unmoldable'. They're too wise to the ways of the world. Can't be trained. The military wants to get folks like a fresh piece of clay (that's hardly been used or hardened) so they can break the person down (mentally) and build them back up to their standards.
Christ was talking about people's mentalities, and sending out the invitation.
If we substituted the words 'the children' in the phrase: "Suffer the children unto Me", and replaced it with the words 'those who want to learn', we see an entirely new approach to this line of reasoning.
"Suffer those who want to learn unto me"
Children are young and impressionable, and are very open to learning, as opposed to adults who are set in their ways.
Thoughts anyone?