Passionate Theology Moments Ep. 9 Receiving the Kingdom of God as a child by Spurgeon

Here I stand. Thanks for joining us for another

Passionate Theology moment. Today we are going to be looking at an excerpt from a sermon by Charles Spurgeon, Receiving the

Kingdom of God Like a Little Child. Spurgeon says this, again,

I suppose that these grown -up apostles thought that the children's minds were too trifling.

They are at play in their childish mirth. They will regard it only as a pastime to be folded in Jesus' arms.

It will be mirth to them, and they have no idea of the solemnity of their position.

Well, well, Spurgeon said, trifling is it? Children are said to be guilty of trifling?

O sirs, and are not ye also triflers? If it comes to an examination upon the matter of trifling, who are the greatest triflers, children or full -grown men and women?

What a statement! He said this, What is greater trifling than for a man to live for the enjoyment of sensual pleasures, or for a woman to live to dress herself and to waste her time and company?

Nay, more, what is the accumulation of wealth for the sake of it but miserable trifling?

Child's play, without amusement, is what it is. Most men are triflers on a larger scale than children, and that is the main difference.

Children, when they trifle, they play with little things, their toys so breakable, are they not made on purpose to be trifled with and broken?

The child, with his trifles, is but doing as he should. Alas, Spurgeon says,

I know men and women who trifle with their souls, and with heaven and hell and eternity, they trifle with God's word, trifle with God's Son, trifle with God himself.

O charge not children with being frivolous, for their little games often have as much earnestness about them and are as useful as the pursuits of men.

Half the counsels of our senators and the debates of our parliaments are worse than child's play.

The game of war is far greater folly than most frolicsome or boyish tricks.

Big children are worse triflers than little ones can ever be. Despise not children for trifling, when the world, the whole world, is itself given to folly.

Thanks again for joining us on this passionate theology moment.