LEFT BEHIND FOR BAD BEHAVIOR?

[Andy C]

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.
Matthew 18:3, KJV

13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
Matthew 19:13-15, KJV

5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Matthew 18:5-6, KJV

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Ephesians 2:8, KJV

25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:25-26, KJV

20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Revelation 3:20, KJV

Is it necessary to fully understand the Gospel to go to heaven?​

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Is it necessary to fully understand the Gospel to go to heaven? Is it enough to believe it, even if we do not fully understand it?

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I dont want you to think its personal with my posts. Perhaps you were the exception, but what really matters is not when, its that your saved.

 

[Margery]

How do you know? Peter seems very interested but I’m afraid of reading too much into it due to my excitement or of discouraging him because I won’t believe if and when he’s ready.

Well look at it this way, if he's ready, he'll understand and he'll respond. If he wasn't ready yet, you are training him for the time when he is.

As our kids grew older (and as I did) there is a constant re committment as the child grows in knowledge and understanding. It's why I wanted full Baptist immersion at 18. When I was 10 all I knew, all I had available was sprinkling. I took it. But as I grew older I wanted to identify with Christ in a deeper fuller way.

The point wasn't so much the type of baptism- because in my view sprinkling or dunking - both are identifying with Christ but it was more about wanting more from Christ, wanting to grow.

If he wasn't ready - and you lead him in prayer to give his heart to the Lord, God will prepare his heart for that time yet future. That might look like a re-committment. That actually is his salvation moment.

But if he IS ready, and you lead him in prayer for salvation with the understanding he is capable of, then he belongs to the Lord from that moment on. And future re committments are just that, renewing his vows to the Lord, deepening with his deepening understanding as he grows up.

The thing is, the Lord knows the hearts of our children. He alone knows what is a saving faith moment, what is a renewing of that moment and all the moments in between.

I know the reality of my committment to the Lord at 4 looking back thru time. I can trace it.

I know the reality of both my kids behaviour changes afterwards. They were subtle but there. And their hearts remained tender to the Lord and they live for Him today. But really I'm just looking at fruit. God knows the hearts.

 

[mattfivefour]

Is it necessary to fully understand the Gospel to go to heaven?

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