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The plain reality is that far too many of us have mistaken child-like faith with childish faith. One is a matter of trust. The other immaturity. Reception of God\u2019s kingdom isn\u2019t dependent up[on] perpetual intellectual, psychological, and spiritual adolescence; rather, it\u2019s dependent upon an abiding confidence and dependence. That\u2019s what the kingdom is all about.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Carson T. Clark, \u201cMiniblog #134: Child-like vs. Childish Faith\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The plain reality is that far too many of us have mistaken child-like faith with childish faith. One is a matter of trust. The other immaturity. Reception of God\u2019s kingdom isn\u2019t dependent up[on] perpetual intellectual, psychological, and spiritual adolescence; rather, it\u2019s dependent upon an abiding confidence and dependence. That\u2019s what the kingdom is all about. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[1785,1787,1788,1789,3329,5037],"class_list":["post-9931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity-religion","tag-child-like","tag-childish","tag-childlike","tag-childlike-faith","tag-faith","tag-immature"],"yoast_head":"\nQuote of the Day (Carson T. 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