Becoming Christ-Like
“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” (Matthew 18: 3-5) I ntroduction - Child-like not Childishness A multitude of factors will influence the person we become in life: biological and genetic factors; parenting; social relationships; and the wider culture and times we’re born into. These factors interact in complex and unpredictable ways. A Christian understanding of ‘personality’ is founded on our belief in the existence of God; accepting that He is a person whom one is in a relationship with; and that the health of this relationship has consequences. Despite these pulls and pushes of nature/nurture, we have reason, character, and human agency. Noting the above, a small child is a more complete human being than he wil...
