Robbie at First Presbyterian Columbia to hear his favorite preacher R. C. Sproul!
We have all heard someone say very spiritually that they do not get into the deep things of the faith. They simply have a childlike faith. Certainly we cannot argue against the expression of a childlike faith since Jesus himself makes it clear that this type of faith is the kind of those in the kingdom of heaven. Even so, when someone makes such a statement I always clarify what a childlike faith means. A childlike faith is one that simply hears what Christ says and obeys him. It is a pure trust in Christ that leads to obedience. Most of the time that I have made this comment it exposes the true motivation of one’s heart. To call for a childlike faith is normally a call to be ignorant of sin or what Christ commands so that one will not have to obey the Lord.
Even so, is a childlike faith where Christ wants us to remain? I think we must answer this with two interconnected points. Read the rest of this entry »
