I understand Jesus' words in Luke 18:15-17
('15.And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16.But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
17.Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. ')
to mean that we can miss completely the 'truth' even if it is staring us in the face, because unlike a child (who is more trusting and not capable of philosophising and intellectualising things), we miss the obvious by becoming entrenched in arguments, paradoxes, philosophies etc. This is what is meant I think. A good example of this is where some people even doubt their own or anyone else's existence!!! In 1 Corinthians 13:11 Paul is referring to believers. They are required to study, check things, and not be ignorant, as you suggest Chatpilot.
('15.And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16.But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
17.Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. ')
to mean that we can miss completely the 'truth' even if it is staring us in the face, because unlike a child (who is more trusting and not capable of philosophising and intellectualising things), we miss the obvious by becoming entrenched in arguments, paradoxes, philosophies etc. This is what is meant I think. A good example of this is where some people even doubt their own or anyone else's existence!!! In 1 Corinthians 13:11 Paul is referring to believers. They are required to study, check things, and not be ignorant, as you suggest Chatpilot.
"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility"
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
