"Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these"?

In context,the disciples of Jesus attempted to prevent the little ones from the presence of the Lord...

"Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven" Matthew 19:13,14..

Jesus also said to His disciples,that if they did not humble themselves and come to Him as little children,they would not enter the kingdom of God...

The common denominator that Jesus was emphasising,is Humility...God resists the proud of heart but gives grace to the humble of heart...Humility, is the antithesis of sinful human pride..

Innocense, love, joy, play, enthusiasm is clear in a little child that brightens the heart of a parent. Imagine how God feels when He sees these little human beings display their actions by simple strong emotions and no knowledge of evil nor sin. A child may die now and he automatically goes to heaven.We adults must try to be like children with love towards all and the spirit to forgive and try to be happy in this evil world. Try to love God and serve and obey Him without make believe love and hypocrisy.

The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing

Some take the bible for what it's worth

When it says that the meek shall inherit the Earth

Well, I heard that some sheik has bought New Jersey last week

'N you suckers ain't gettin' nothin'

Is Hare Rama really wrong

If you wander around with a napkin on

With a bell on a stick an' your hair is all gone

The geek shall inherit nothin'

You say yer life's a bum deal

'N yer up against the wall

Well, people, you ain't even got no kinda

Deal at all

Cause what they do

In Washington

They just takes care

Of Number One

An' Number One ain't you

You ain't even Number Two

Those Jesus Freaks, well, they're friendly but

The **** they believe has got their minds all shut

An' they don't even care when the church takes a cut

Ain't it bleak when you got so much nothin'

So whaddya do? Hey!

Eat that pork, eat that ham

Laugh till ya choke on Billy Graham

Moses, Aaron 'n Abraham:

They're all a waste of time

'N it's your *** that's on the line

It's your *** that's on the line

Do what you wanna, do what you will

Just don't mess up your neighbor's thrill

'N when you pay the bill, kindly leave a little tip

And help the next poor sucker on his one way trip.

Some take the bible... all wrong

Aw gimme a half a dozen for the hotel room!

-Frank Zappa

Children tend to make decisions by seeing what is right, not like adults who are influenced in other areas like money, reputation, etc. Children don't really have to worry about that much, so loving God is easy for them.

Jesus often called His apostles children also. And yes, it infers spiritual innocence....and imagine how simple we seem to Him who knows all. As they say, "blessed are those who haven't known the depths of darkness," which is prevalent in our times. So much spiritual hate against God, His Book, and His world.

it was their childlike trusting innocence.

Mat 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

contrast a child to Pilate who said "what is truth." Adults have callous hearts and do not easily believe. The truth they hear is filtered through years of broken promises and disillusion. A child has none of that baggage.

Children believe what they see.

Adults see what they believe.

Children are sinless, Adults strive to become.

Even though children sin from day one, they are not CORRUPTED by sin actually doing sin for the fun of it.

They are sinners, but still innocent of wrongdoing.

It sounds to me like 'Jesus' is saying that the children should choose to follow him on their own. They should not be brainwashed to believe in him and forced to follow him from birth under threat of hell, death, abandonment, family rejection, etc.

I do not know the context of this though.