I’m not talking about perfection. Instead, I’m saying a child’s faith grows, not diminishes when an adult apologizes for, say, losing their temper.
When sharing Jesus’ love, let’s always make sure it includes children. Then let’s do all we can to guard their trust in Jesus.
The Faith of a Child
Some people claim a young child’s belief in God doesn’t really count. But that’s not the case. The apostle Paul could say to Timothy, “Continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:14-15, NIV).
True, children can’t understand everything they’re taught. So? Nothing is wrong about a child’s inadequate concept of God or of the Christian faith. After all, 1 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV) says: “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child.” The Bible doesn’t criticize a child’s way of thinking. The One who made us knows us.