New Testament 253

New Testament 253

 

I think it’s time for me to get back to my series of New Testament comments.  So here we go:

 

Chinese Xian art
An 1879 Chinese depiction of the New Testament story of Jesus and the rich young man

 

Matthew 19:13-15

Mark 10:13-16

Luke 18:15-17

Compare Matthew 18:3; John 3:3, 5

 

Jesus’ attention to little children tells us many things.

 

Among them, we learn that he doesn’t value wealth, status, power, sophistication, class, or degrees.

 

He just doesn’t care.

 

Nor, apart from the very specific situations in which such things might be directly relevant — e.g., you want your brain surgeon to have a medical degree — should we.

 

 


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