Part 1...In a popular song by Jars of Clay, they sing a lyric that says, “They say that love can heal the broken. They say that hope can make you see. They say that faith can find a Savior. If you would follow and believe, with faith like a child.” What do you think about the idea of “child-like-faith?” Is that how we, as Christians, are supposed to understand or approach God?
In Matthew 18, the disciples asked Jesus who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” Not only is the phrase “child like faith” not mentioned in this passage, it is not mentioned in the rest of the Bible.*
The word ‘Faith’ is used very flippantly these days to the point that anyone who believes in anything has faith. According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of faith is: “having complete trust or confidence in someone or something.” It sounds like even he didn’t have a very good idea of what faith was!
So what is faith? How would you define it? You may comment below…
written by Melissa Prieskorn
*The term child-like-faith does show up in 1 translation of the Bible, but not in the Matthew 18 passage. Please see: Psalm 116:6 NLT.
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