5/20/25

Matthew 19:14 NASB95 But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me. Look at the ways we have hindered the children. Parents don't introduce them to Jesus at home. Children are not or are seldom taken to church. Emphasis has been put on pleasing children instead of teaching them to please God. God has been removed from school and replaced with filth, and acceptance of this filth is required. A research study has been done by Barna in partnership with the Family Research Council and Arizona Christian University, and they found that :

31% of children ages 8-12 do not believe God exists and is the all-knowing, all-powerful, perfect Creator and ruler of the universe

64% do not believe that, as a sinner, the only solution to the consequences of sin is to acknowledge your sins, ask God to forgive you through Jesus Christ, and rely on Him to save you from those consequences

65% do not believe sin is real, and significant, or that we are all sinners, by choice

73% do not believe their most important reason for living is to do what God wants—i.e., God’s will

75% do not trust the Bible because they do not believe it is completely true and personally relevant to their life

79% do not uphold that the Bible provides a complete and reliable understanding of right and wrong

83% do not believe success is consistently doing what the Bible teaches.

*(I have reversed these statements and percentages from a positive to a negative bias, as they should be seen as negative.)

We are failing our children!

Jesus said, "For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

The greatest form of child abuse is to know Jesus and yet fail to teach children about Him!

Tell, show, and live out Jesus to a child today.

The following is an excerpt from the article that gave these figures.

(America’s children are in the process of adopting Syncretism as their predominant worldview,” Barna said. “They are following in the footsteps of their parents, of whom only 2% have a biblical worldview and 96% are Syncretists. This mindset and lifestyle is modeled daily for their children and has become the default position for the majority of Christian adults, adolescents, and children.”

Syncretism is the summary name for a disparate, irreconcilable collection of beliefs and behaviors that define people’s lives. It’s a cut-and-paste approach to making sense of, and responding to life. Rather than developing an internally consistent and philosophically coherent perspective on life, Barna says, Americans embrace points of view or actions that feel comfortable or seem most convenient or popular.

Barna says children begin forming their worldview between 15 and 18 months of age and by the age of 13, it’s almost entirely formed. And for the majority of people, research shows, it is unlikely to change much, if at all, over the remainder of their lives.)

It is past time to listen to Jesus: Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Love Bro. Scott