Dever: "He says the kingdom belongs to those who are like children, that is, to those who are humble and warmly receive Jesus."
Concerning Mark 10:13-16
He (Jesus) says the kingdom belongs to those who are like children, that is, to those who are humble and warmly receive Jesus.
The kingdom belongs to those who realize they depend on God for life. It does not teach that infants are in the kingdom without welcoming it and believing it for themselves.
Mark Dever et al., Baptist Foundations: Church Government for an Anti-Institutional Age (Nashville, TN: B&H Academic, 2015).
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