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Matthew 19:13-15
Introduction
All children raised in a Christian home or who have attended Sunday school when they were young, remember singing such songs as “Jesus Loves Me” and “Jesus Loves the Little Children.”
Those lovely sentiments are based on clear biblical truth.
Jesus does love little children, as this text from Matthew attests.
The parents of these children wanted Jesus to touch them and bless them, and He was more than willing to accommodate that desire.
Every Christian parent should take deeply to heart Paul’s admonition to bring up their children “in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Eph.
6:4).
Perhaps only a short while after Jesus had finished teaching the Twelve about marriage, divorce, remarriage, and singleness (Matt.
19:3-12), another group of people* then *came seeking* *His ministry.
The Greek word used here for children was /paidia/, a term referring to young children from infancy through perhaps toddler age.
In his parallel passage, Luke tells us “they were bringing even their babies” (18:15).
We will answer three questions:
Ø      Who should bring the children to Christ?
Ø      Why should children be brought to Christ?
Ø      How should children be brought to Christ?
\\ 1A.
Who Should Bring the Children to Christ?  (19:13)
1B.
Their parents
Parents have the primary responsibility of bringing their children.
Jewish culture practiced it
*Little children were brought to Him*, doubtlessly by their parents
They knew that the Talmud taught Jewish parents to bring their children to respected rabbis for blessings and prayer.
Following in that tradition, those Jewish parents in Perea, “the region of Judea beyond the Jordan” (v.
1), brought their children to Jesus to be blessed.
*Mark and Luke use the imperfect tense* (“they were bringing”), indicating a continuing process and likely an extended period of time (Mark 10:13; Luke 18:15).
God’s word commands it (Deuteronomy 6:1-9)
2B.
The church
The disciples’ error
The disciples resented the intrusion into their private time with Jesus, and they rebuked the parents.
*Rebuked*, imperfect a continuous threatening
The Lord’s correction – “Let…come, do not forbid them…”
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Why Should Children be Brought to Christ?  (19:14-15)
1B.
Because of Christ’s command (19:14a)
*Let…come*, :/Afete/ imperative aorist active 2nd person plural; to send away, leave alone, permit
*Do not forbid*, /mh//.
kwlu,ete/ imperative present active 2nd person plural, of persons hinder, prevent, forbid
The Lord was therefore saying, “Let the children alone, beginning immediately and stop hindering them from coming to Me.”
2B.
Because of Christ’s compassion
The Lord’s compassion is revealed by His reaction to the disciples’ sin (Mark 10:14)
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