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

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Here I stand. Thanks for joining us for another

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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?

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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?

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

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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.

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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?

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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Thanks again for joining us on this passionate theology moment.