Unless you become like little children

[weareunity]

Hello all.

Walk, sing and dance with the child within you and all the other children.

Xxx pete

[Honza]

Originally Posted by sky123

It's obvious the heart exists inside the physical body, you can see a heart but can you see a mind?

The mind is the spiritual Self’s personal domain, you can't see a mind nor can you see your spirit. When you realize that your true nature ' self realization ' is a spiritual being then that to me is heaven.

What I was getting at is; where does the spiritual heart and mind exist? Where does spirit exist? If spirit exists in a place then there can be a place called heaven.

[jojo50]

Originally Posted by Molearner

I am interested in interpreting and understanding scripture. This particular scripture fascinates me.Matthew 18:3-4......."And he said: 'I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.' These 2 quotes seem to point to something that can be easily overlooked as we pursue what seem to be greater things. It is a call for returning to the most basic things and allowing those basics to be a foundation for our spiritual quests. What do others think? I am curious........

Jesus was referring to the humbleness of a child. when we speak to a child, they will usually sit, listen, ask questions, once they understand, they try to obey. spiritually adults, tend to want to believe what they want. even when Jehovah God's words says something else ,(Pro. 3:5,6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths). some of us refuse to believe "Gods" words, because we want to follow our own selfish course.

which can lead to our destruction ,(James 1:14,15 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bring forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bring forth death). we claim to follow Jesus, but do we really?, (Luke 6:46 And why call you me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?). we may be adults, but we have a lot to learn from the humbleness of a child. peace

[davidmartin]

Originally Posted by jojo50

Jesus was referring to the humbleness of a child. when we speak to a child, they will usually sit, listen, ask questions, once they understand, they try to obey. spiritually adults, tend to want to believe what they want. even when Jehovah God's words says something else ,(Pro. 3:5,6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths). some of us refuse to believe "Gods" words, because we want to follow our own selfish course.

which can lead to our destruction ,(James 1:14,15 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bring forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bring forth death). we claim to follow Jesus, but do we really?, (Luke 6:46 And why call you me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?). we may be adults, but we have a lot to learn from the humbleness of a child. peace

little children wouldn't know what your talking about so they are blessed!

religious legalism is God's enemy

Originally Posted by weareunity

Hello all.

Walk, sing and dance with the child within you and all the other children.

Xxx pete

I like this one weareunity.

[Honza]

"become like little children" is the antithesis of what life asks of us. Life is so hard one needs to be supremely competent to survive. It is odd that heaven asks for the opposite of what life asks of us.

Originally Posted by Honza

"become like little children" is the antithesis of what life asks of us. Life is so hard one needs to be supremely competent to survive. It is odd that heaven asks for the opposite of what life asks of us.

Honza,

Yes, it might seem counterintuitive but the same thought is illustrated in the story of the Prodigal Son.......it depicts a return to the Father and a return to home. If we believe in eternal life we realize that eternity does not begin with our physical birth in this world. Eternity, by definition, precedes our birth. Our mission, in effect, is our rejoining of eternity. Some might say, in a way, a return to Eden. It is symbolically representing a new start.....which, by the way, is the same call that we hear with the injuction "that ye must be born again".

[sky]

Originally Posted by Honza
"become like little children" is the antithesis of what life asks of us. Life is so hard one needs to be supremely competent to survive. It is odd that heaven asks for the opposite of what life asks of us."



' Life is so hard one needs to be supremely competent to survive.'

It depends on what way you look at it.



" It is odd that heaven asks for the opposite of what life asks of us."


Heaven asks ????
Didn't no heaven asked anything, what do you mean...

[Honza]

Originally Posted by sky123

" It is odd that heaven asks for the opposite of what life asks of us."


Heaven asks ????
Didn't no heaven asked anything, what do you mean...

Like most of your questions this one would require a whole book on the subject to answer it.

In the first place it is obvious that heaven did not 'ask' anything. I was using a figure of speech. You need to spend time to try and understand what other people are saying.

I was trying to say that the requirements to enter heaven are very different to the requirements to staying alive...

[sky]

Originally Posted by Honza

Like most of your questions this one would require a whole book on the subject to answer it.

In the first place it is obvious that heaven did not 'ask' anything. I was using a figure of speech. You need to spend time to try and understand what other people are saying.

I was trying to say that the requirements to enter heaven are very different to the requirements to staying alive...

I understand you can't answer my question, no problem
Mybe this one you can answer,

What are the requirements to enter Heaven? If you see it as a place.